What is the scope of BSc Neuroscience?

Hello Aisha Shaikh,

About Neuroscience:

• It is an in depth study of the structure, behaviour and function of the nervous system through a series of technological tests and experiments. The nervous system comprises of the spinal cord and the brain.
• Neuroscience was originally studied as a subject under biology but with recent technological advancements and awareness, it now is studied as an individual subject.
• It is an highly inter-disciplinary course. The course ranges from subjects like biology, physics, chemistry, physiology, anatomy, technology and engineering etc.
• Certain recent developments in this field are neuroplasticity and computational neuroscience consisting of genetics and imaging.
• Students can pursue a career in this from various pure science or engineering backgrounds (mainly electrical, computer science and biotechnology).

Scope of Neuroscience:

• There are a lot many institutes and research centres in India which encourage neuroscientifuc research. However, the probability of getting into these institutes is fairly low because of high population and limited seats.
• USA, Germany, Australia and UK are places which encourage intensive research in the field of neuroscience. There are multiple opportunities in research fields for students willing to pursue a career in research in the places.
• The jobs in neuroscience are usually offered in the field education in higher study institutes, research centres and laboratories etc.
• There are certain industrial jobs also available in companies dealing with biotechnology in neurosciences.
• There are biomedical institutes which have a high demand of neuroscientists for research and testing of neuroscientific products.
• In order to enhance your chances at getting better jobs, it is always suggested that you opt for further study in this field. Since it is a research oriented course, you do not tend to learn all parameter involved in research and applications in your undergraduation.
• There are many institutes, both in India and abroad which offer both undergraduate and postgraduate course in neuroscience.

Major Neuroscience institutes in India:

• Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc), Bangalore
• Madras University offers an MSc in Neuroscience, Chennai
• National Brain Research Centre (NBRC), Haryana
• Jiwaji University, Gwalior
• IIT Gandhinagar
• NIMHANS, Bangalore
• Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai

Countries like USA, UK, Australia, Singapore, Canada and Germany have some of the top global institutes of neuroscience.

Top global neuroscience institutes:

• Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, U.S
• University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, U.S
• Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S
• University of Oxford, England, U.K
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts, U.S
• Columbia University, New York, U.S
• University of California—San Francisco, California, U.S
• Stanford University, California, U.S
• University College London, England, U.K
• Harvard University, Massachusetts, U.S
• Medical University of Vienna, Austria
• University of Oslo, Norway
• Paris Descartes University-Paris V, France
• Monash University, Australia
• University of Würzburg, Germany
• University of Milan, Itlay
• University of Hamburg, Germany
• University of Münster, Germany
• Kyoto University, Japan
• Seoul National University, South Korea
• University of Bologna, Italy
• Peking University, China
• Tohoku University, Japan
• Aarhus University, Denmark
• National Universitty of Singapore, Singapore

List of Laboratories and Research Centers in India:

• Centre for Neuroscience, IISc Bangalore
• Neuroscience Research Laboratory (NRL), Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER)
• National Brain Research Centre (NBRC), Haryana
• Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Unit, IIT Jodhpur
• Theoretical Neuroscience Lab, IISER Pune
• Computational Neuroscience Lab, IIT Madras
• Computational Neuroscience and Neurophysiology Lab, Amrita University
• Neuroscience Group, IISER Kolkata
• Molecular Neurobiology Research Group, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB)
• Neurobiology Research Group, National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) Bangalore

All the best!

I hope this answers your queries.

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