Cognitive neuroscience vs Biological basis of behavior

riar2496
Sat, 07 Dec 2013 20:07:53 +0000

Do you mean cognitive science? Cognitive neuroscience is only one course. Cognitive Science is definitely more psychology based. I had a similar issue with deciding what I wanted to major in, either Biophysics or Biological Physics – yes there is a difference haha. But what helped me was looking at the curricula for each and comparing them to see what classes I would enjoy taking more. In terms of medical school, I’m not sure, but I think BBB looks a lot more unique because Penn is the only place that has it. Here are some websites that should help:
[Institute for Research in Cognitive Science](http://www.ircs.upenn.edu/education/ba-cogsci.shtml)
[BBB Major Requirements | Biological Basis of Behavior Program](Neuroscience Major Requirements | Neuroscience)