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HunterStudent · Joined: 10 Oct 2004 Posts: 3

Hello everyone..
My name is Natalia and I'm new to this forum.

I have a couple of questions, and I hope that someone who knows the answers can help me:

Right now I'm in college, my major is psychology, and if I want to become a neuropsychologist, do I have to go to Medical School or School of Psychology?

Where do neuropsychologists work, and what kind of work they do.

The reason that I don't know this is that, that I was not born in USA.

Thank you sooo much...

lash · Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2004 10:11 pm Post subject:

Hi Natalia,

Neuropsychologists don't need medical school, they typically go to graduate school for a PhD or a similar degree. Obviously, you can find out more about neuropsychology on this website... since you're not sure what a neuropsychologist does, I'm curious about why you think you might be interested in neuropsychology. What do you actually want to do?
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HunterStudent · Joined: 10 Oct 2004 Posts: 3

I haven't decided yet, I'm thinking about and trying to find out more about this. I'm interested in studying brain thats I know for sure..

Thank you for your help.

Natalia

lash · Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2004 12:41 pm Post subject:

Hi Natalia,

OK, in that case, I can say that neuropsychology is a bigger field than it seems at first. There are lots of different areas that neuropsychologists can work in, and lots of different reasons why a person may see a neuropsychologist. The most well-known one is to get an assessment of your cognitive abilities after a head injury or for possible dementia or other neurological condition that may affect your attention, memory, language function, and so on. Some neuropsychologists are more research-oriented, and others only do clinical work. Some do consulting / administrative work. There are neuropsychologists in hospitals, private practice, nursing homes, universities, large companies, and so on.

Basically, if you're interested in how the brain relates to human behavior and abilities, then you're probably interested in neuropsychology. If you're more into the anatomy of the brain without having to worry about the human it's attached to, go with neuroscience.
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Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VA
Co-Webmaster, Neuropsychology Central

HunterStudent · Joined: 10 Oct 2004 Posts: 3

Lash......
Thank you sooo much, thank you..

Bye.

Natalia

phil480 · Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 10

You might want to check out some books by V.S. Ramachandran and Olivers Sacks. I'm currently in a PsyD neuropsych program and I found these two authors to be extremely instrumental in my decision to pursue a neuropsychology track.