9 Herding Cats, or Making the Most of Your Committee

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. PART I Why Should You Study the Nervous System?
4. 1 Why Did You Pick Up This Book? 3
5. 2 This Isn’t Your Grandmother’s Neuroscience 11
6. 3 Who Are All of the Neuroscientists? 25
7. 4 Where Neuroscience Is Headed 32
8. PART II Graduate School in Neuroscience
9. 5 Why You Should (or Shouldn’t) Get a PhD in Neuroscience 49
10. 6 What Is a Neuroscience Graduate Degree, Anyway? 56
11. 7 Paths to Graduate School 67
12. 8 Choosing a Graduate School and Advisor 80
13. 9 Herding Cats, or Making the Most of Your Committee 93
14. 10 The Beauty of Self-Care 100
15. 11 The Dissertation 108
16. PART III Research, Research, Research
17. 12 Types of Neuroscience Research 119
18. 13 Good Research Habits 130
19. 14 You Can Learn How to Code (and You Probably Should) 139
20. 15 No One Wants to Talk About Authorship 144
21. 16 Communicating Your Science 149
22. 17 Networking Is Not a Bad Word 159
23. 18 Finding Good Mentors 165
24. PART IV Where Do All the Neuroscientists Go?
25. 19 General Tips for Getting a Job After Graduate School 175
26. 20 Academia 181
27. 21 Industry Researc 195
28. 22 Consulting 203
29. 23 Data Science 207
30. 24 Science Communication and Policy 213
31. 25 A Cast of Neuroscience Characters 220
32. Acknowledgments 263
33. Glossary 265
34. Notes 269
35. Bibliography 297
36. Index 311