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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Grey’s Anatomy - Derek Shepherd [/quote]

This makes me laugh. But given that DD and all her friends binge-watched GA during Covid, I guess it’s possible!

From what I’m getting from the above posts, I can see the popularity. In some ways it sounds like a STEMed up version of the traditional Psychology major. Or it can be a more interesting route to pre-med. Or a nice addition to an Engineering degree. I see how it can appeal to a broad range of students.

I just hope the major includes some Humanities courses, too. I worry when the STEM aspects of majors like this crowd out the “human” element. Hopefully there’s at least a core Ethics class required?  [/quote][b]What does ethics have to do with modeling the brain?[/b] A theory of mind/consciousness course would be more relevant.[/quote]

DP: Ethics is pretty important with regards to the brain--neuroscience comes from a pretty spotty ethical history with people making claims about criminality and the like based on head shapes, neurology experiments done on human subjects, and any human subjects domain also needs ethical training.  Theory of mind/consciousness also relevant of course.
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