<p>I'm thinking about studying neuroscience, but the only <strong>interests I have in the general area</strong> are:</p>

<ul>
<li>Where thought or consciousness come from and how it all works</li>
<li>How memory works and why it can't be accessed at all times
<ul>
<li>Can it be increased, and does it have a limit?</li>
<li>How a smell can bring back a memory?</li>
<li>Why, if I remember a scene or a moment, can I not relive an entire day or month? Will this be possible in the future?</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

<p>Also, I love biology and am doing a course in chemistry and lab work at the moment, but I'm afraid I'll be disappointed if I study neuroscience for these reasons. <strong>Are these questions more theoretical and philosophical than what a neuroscience student would actually study?</strong></p>

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2015-03-03T10:55:29.697Z
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is about a personal choice of careers
AliceD
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2014-02-16T03:24:49.323Z
What do you like about biology, chemistry, and lab work? I'd say your interests as described fall more directly within the domain of cognitive psychology, except in as much as neuroscience involves biochemistry and lab work somewhat more. If you love these things, I don't think you've been fair to the breadth of your interest in neuroscience! Of course, that's a likely consequence of not having actually studied it that much yet. To some extent you have to give it a chance to know what your interests really are. They're bound to grow if the fit is right.
Nick Stauner
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# Neuroscience student

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-02-16)

I'm thinking about studying neuroscience, but the only **interests I have in the general area** are:

* Where thought or consciousness come from and how it all works
* How memory works and why it can't be accessed at all times
  + Can it be increased, and does it have a limit?
  + How a smell can bring back a memory?
  + Why, if I remember a scene or a moment, can I not relive an entire day or month? Will this be possible in the future?

Also, I love biology and am doing a course in chemistry and lab work at the moment, but I'm afraid I'll be disappointed if I study neuroscience for these reasons. **Are these questions more theoretical and philosophical than what a neuroscience student would actually study?**

**Tags:** theoretical-neuroscience, neurology

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: What do you like about biology, chemistry, and lab work? I'd say your interests as described fall more directly within the domain of cognitive psychology, except in as much as neuroscience involves biochemistry and lab work somewhat more. If you love these things, I don't think you've been fair to the breadth of your interest in neuroscience! Of course, that's a likely consequence of not having actually studied it that much yet. To some extent you have to give it a chance to know what your interests really are. They're bound to grow if the fit is right.  
> **username_1**: I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is about a personal choice of careers  

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