Learning neuroscience from scratch

[russell88]

hey so i have basically decided that this is what i want to do with my life. i enrolled full time at a university and am attending class part time now as well 2 begginer psych courses and one bio course on basic brain function. (the guy spends most of the time on the cellular level of neurons and glia during the course)

anyways i know there is tonssssss of other stuff i need to learn - chemistry, statistics, math, physics, algorithms? ...etc

my question is basically - once I'm done these 3 classes I'm free for a couple months and i have spare time now as well, so what should i focus my energy on if I'm trying to learn this field as quickly as possible?

i was thinking probably chemistry, and getting a handle on all the basics of biology would be the most pertinent to my situation, what do you guys think? thanks...

 

[R.Mesri]

I think it would be very beneficial for you to focus on chemistry and biology. These are fundamental knowledge that will provide the foundation for your further studies in neuroscience. You should also consider learning some programming/coding, such as Python or R, which can be very useful for data analysis and machine learning related tasks. Additionally, you should brush up on your mathematics, particularly linear algebra, calculus, and statistics. This will help you understand the concepts underlying many of the techniques used in neuroscience. Finally, it is a good idea to read some books and articles related to neuroscience so that you can get an overview of the field and familiarize yourself with the key concepts.