A Career As A Cognitive Neuropsychologist

“What is your major?” This is the question every college student is asked just about as much as they are asked for their name. As a college student, your major becomes your identity. It is the first question asked once someone finds out you are in college and it helps someone just meeting you figure out about what you are interested in. Picking a major can be very daunting. Usually students deciding this are anywhere from 18 to 20 years old and from this decision you chose what career you will pursue in the future and then work in for most of your life. When picking a major, many are swayed by their parents, society, and by money. I, myself, was influenced by my parents and money. I was always told to become a medical doctor because of my liking …show more content…
It is highly specialized but even then I would still have quite a few options when it comes to which career path I would like to take. One possible career is being a cognitive neuropsychologist. In this, the focus is on cognition and the brain. This includes memory, thoughts, and language. Basically, cognitive neuropsychologists are trying to study or treat how the cognitive function of humans is affected by the brain and the central nervous system. The mean salary for a cognitive neuropsychologist is $94,590 per year and in this career you are generally working in labs as they are generally conducting research and …show more content…
Of course it is a little more than that. As an experimental neuropsychologist, you are a researcher who is trying to better understand neurological processes and conditions. This means they are studying the brain in hopes of better understanding of it and seeing if this understanding can lead to finding the cause of certain problems and then trying to treat these problems. The mean salary for this career path is about $95,000 and since this path career is taking a more scientific method stand point, many experimental neuropsychologists work in labs. University labs are common places for experimental neuropsychologists as many can get funding for their research in a university. This coming year I am going to be working in an experimental neuropsychology lab and my excitement cannot be contained as this is the career path I am leaning the most towards pursuing in my

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