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Book SynopsisSo You Want to Be a Neuroscientist? is a contemporary and engaging guide for aspiring neuroscientists of diverse backgrounds and interests. Ashley Juavinett provides a candid look at the field, offering practical guidance that explores everything from programming to personal stories.
Trade ReviewA wealth of practical wisdom and cordial wit fills this book. Every lab will want to have a bin-full ready for all, from undergraduates, to graduate students, postdocs, techs, and, yes, faculty. Juavinett has a faultless and streamlined take on the entire range of the neurosciences, as well as a winning insight into the convoluted social and ethical customs shaping lab life. -- Patricia S. Churchland, Salk Institute and University of California, San Diego
You might not know it yet, but you do want to be a neuroscientist, and this compelling book will show you why and how. A wonderful, entertaining, yet eminently practical guide to joining the quest to solve our deepest, richest scientific challenge—understanding the brain. -- Mark D. Humphries, University of Nottingham
So You Want to Be a Neuroscientist? is an invaluable resource for those applying to graduate programs. Juavinett’s conversational style and well-placed humor demystifies the process while also reducing the anxiety that comes with taking on such a task. Anyone, at any stage in their neuroscience career, would be better for reading this book. -- Nikki Keisler, prospective graduate student and University of California, San Diego alumna
So You Want to Be a Neuroscientist? is an absolute must-read for any aspiring neuroscientist and should be a rallying call for our field. -- Steve Ramirez, Boston University
If you are considering a career in neuroscience and find the world in front of you bewildering with too many choices I recommend this book as a guide. * Watercooler Neuroscience *
Table of ContentsPart I. Why Should You Study the Nervous System?1. Why Did You Pick up This Book?
2. This Isn’t Your Grandmother’s Neuroscience
3. Who Are All of the Neuroscientists?
4. Where Neuroscience Is Headed
Part II. Graduate School in Neuroscience5. Why You Should (or Shouldn’t) Get a PhD in Neuroscience
6. What Is a Neuroscience Graduate Degree, Anyway?
7. Paths to Graduate School
8. Choosing a Graduate School and Advisor
9. Herding Cats, or Making the Most of Your Committee
10. The Beauty of Self-Care
11. The Dissertation
Part III. Research, Research, Research12. Types of Neuroscience Research
13. Good Research Habits
14. You Can Learn How to Code (and You Probably Should)
15. No One Wants to Talk About Authorship
16. Communicating Your Science
17.
Networking Is Not a Bad Word
18. Finding Good Mentors
Part IV. Where Do All the Neuroscientists Go?19. General Tips for Getting a Job After Graduate School
20. Academia
21. Industry Research
22. Consulting
23. Data Science
24. Science Communication and Policy
25. A Cast of Neuroscience Characters
Acknowledgments
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index
