UCLA Psychobiology Transfer willing to give advice

SnYpaJY
Sat, 27 Mar 2010 14:00:41 +0000

TO Coolaid317:

Please see my post to peterr86 for your first question. For your second question, your correct. Neuroscience classes deal with molecular processes that occur in the brain while Psychobiology deals more with the behavioral aspect of the brain. For example, a Neuroscience class would discuss synaptic pruning in detail, teaching you how it actually occurs. In a Psychobiology class, you would discuss the affects of synaptic pruning, and how it regulates our daily lives.

If I could go back, I would definitely choose Neuroscience over Psychobiology. Both majors are difficult, but obviously Neuroscience would probably win in a survey of which major is more difficult. That’s simply because of the word “Neuro”. That word alone scares people.

Besides that main difference, Neuroscience classes emphasize more on short answer tests, while Psychobiology exams/finals are multiple choice tests (tricky multiple choice tests for that matter.)

I am the type of person that finds everything interesting. But Psychobiology gets really boring. There is really no challenge in these classes. I am more science oriented, and I like the molecular approach a lot more. Go for which ever you think interests you the most, because that will ultimately push you to study more thus giving you a higher overall GPA.

Let me know if that didn’t answer your question or if you have any other questions.