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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 08:24 PM Original message |
Grad school for neuroscience vs. psychology |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
1. hmm, if I had it to do over again, I would study neuroscience, since there |
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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 11:25 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. My undergrad degree was in biochemistry |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 11:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. beware, though, that there are a lot of faddish notions that are dead ends, IMO. |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-31-09 02:46 PM Response to Reply #10 |
21. well, you'd have to take it up with the researchers - I think it's good that |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-31-09 06:58 PM Response to Reply #21 |
33. Unfortunately many of those organizations are "pro-cure" groups many of us consider offensive. |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-31-09 08:38 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. I think people buy into a lot of stereotypes or aren't very informed about |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-31-09 09:36 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. IMO the "cure" language is overused in order to appeal to pro-cure group and their funds. |
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Tobin S. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
2. I would go for the neuroscience |
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KT2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
3. Neuroscience please! |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 11:27 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Your slight against those of us on the autism spectrum was uncalled for. |
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KT2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-31-09 02:58 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. It was not a slight |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-31-09 11:57 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. There is no "autism epidemic", it is media-driven mass hysteria. |
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KT2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-31-09 02:58 PM Response to Reply #12 |
24. Believe what you will n/t |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
4. Definitely neuroscience, or choose your psychology program very carefully |
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nolabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-31-09 02:22 PM Response to Reply #4 |
18. You might reexamine psychoanalysis. Today's field has a great deal of neuropsych research. |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-31-09 04:10 PM Response to Reply #18 |
27. Okay, let me clarify. |
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nolabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-31-09 05:52 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Well, I'll refer you to the work of |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
5. Neuroscience! It's the more interesting area. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
7. Neuroscience |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
9. One is science, and one is not. |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-31-09 02:55 PM Response to Reply #9 |
22. tell that to all the psychology researchers... |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-01-09 05:23 PM Response to Reply #22 |
41. Thank you! |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-01-09 07:03 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. you are welcome! |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-01-09 05:08 PM Response to Reply #9 |
39. It's quite possible to study psychology as a science! |
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The empressof all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-31-09 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
13. Depends on what kind of work you want |
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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-31-09 12:35 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Yeah, academia is not a good field to go into |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-31-09 02:57 PM Response to Reply #14 |
23. there will always be a need for good folks to work doing counseling and |
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The empressof all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-31-09 07:04 PM Response to Reply #14 |
34. Get the MSW |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-31-09 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
15. Neuroscience |
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Sanity Claws (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-31-09 02:44 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. +1 |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-31-09 02:59 PM Response to Reply #15 |
25. actually a lot of research in neuroscience drives research in psychology and |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-31-09 04:47 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Well, actually they do. :) |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-31-09 08:51 PM Response to Reply #28 |
36. fair enough but people don't "make it up" out of pure cloth like folks may have |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-01-09 03:03 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Frued just made stuff up |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-01-09 05:29 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. Freud has little influence now on academic psychology, or on mainstream clinical psychology |
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Tuesday Afternoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-31-09 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
16. in this day and age I would go for neuroscience. n/t |
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romana (240 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-31-09 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
17. I think it depends |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-31-09 03:02 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. well said! |
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nolabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-31-09 05:58 PM Response to Reply #17 |
31. Thanks! We simple country shrinks appreciate you (grin). |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-31-09 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
19. Awww... who's a good doggie? |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-31-09 05:15 PM Response to Original message |
29. I am biased against Psychology |
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Tobin S. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-31-09 06:24 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. I don't think I've been cured by psychology, but I have benefited from it |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-01-09 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
40. At least in the UK, it would depend more on the exact nature of your studies than the title of the |
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