Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Why Neuroscience 281?

Simply enough, the course title (Neuroscientific Approaches to Social Behavior) caught my eye. 

We're told not to judge books by the cover from a young age, but sometimes it can't be helped, just as overused idioms also can't be helped.

Neuroscientific Approaches to Social Behavior sounded cool to me when I was perusing the neuroscience courses available on ACES. Plus, on more practical terms this class fulfills some of my major requirements as I am (like many others in this class) hoping to major in neuroscience. The idea of looking at social behavior--a topic that is more often discussed in psychology, sociology, and anthropology--through neuroscientific methods appeals to me. It is interdisciplinary, yet apropos in its application.  

On even more practical terms, this class is one of the only classes that fits into my somewhat hard-to-manipulate schedule.

And I guess that's why I am here. Happy Wednesday!


-Alice Huang

2 comments:

  1. I love this cartoon! I am glad we can accomodate your crazy schedule!

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  2. Hi Alice! Your cartoon cracked me up! It sounds like we both like how this class is going to examine social behavior using neuroscientific methods. I'm also planning on majoring in neuroscience, so if you have any suggestions for other elective classes I'd love to hear them! See you in class

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