<p>Hi everyone, I wanted to know what the differnece between neuroscience and pyschobiology is and which is more likely to get me into medical school. I am planning on going to a community college and then transferring to UCLA. I am very interested in how the brain works and how it affects us.</p>
<p>There is a lot of variation in such programs between schools. Check out the specific requirements of various schools (specifically UCLA, but have some back-ups as well) and see which appeals to you most.
As for medical school, your major is not going to get you into medical school. Major in whatever you want, as long as you fulfill the medical school prerequisites (which should be completed at the 4 year university, not community college). If you are interested in neuroscience/psychobiology, go for either. That would not be a deciding factor in whether or not you get into medical school.</p>
<p>You might also want to consider a more traditional double major in psychology and biology.</p>
<p>Neuroscience is focused more on the anatomy and functions of the nervous system. Psychobiology is focused more on how changes in the brain affect behavior. Of course each major has classes/electives that overlap because they’re so similar but I think that is the basic difference. As was said above, medical schools don’t care about your major. Just complete the prereqs while getting the best grades you can. Major in something that interests you, not what you think medical schools are looking for. Ultimately, you will do better in classes you have a genuine interest in.</p>
<p>Additional majors that link to how the brain works would be linguistics (this isn’t learning languages), audiology or speech therapist.</p>