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I get annoyed when people ask me too many questions... it feels like an interrogation... wouldn't other people feel the same way if I started asking them questions?

Talk about hijacking a thread, you guys are funny though.

How so?

Because you're on a site that celebrates neurodiversity.

It's a skill, you ask them just the right amount, to prompt them into talking about themselves. Once they stop talking about themselves/run out of things to say, ask them another question to get them going again. This makes people like you and want to spend time with you.

If you spend time talking to NT's, and actually pay close attention to what they are doing, you will notice that they do it to you; they listen to your spiels and every now and again insert a question into the conversation to keep you going.

Hi Maxi, I study medicine and am looking to do an intercalated degree in Neuroscience. Can you offer me some advice for my application? I have no idea where to start and the deadline is on Friday.

Hi, I'll ive you some tips which helped me get onto the course.

It's always good to mention any recent litriture which you have read in regards to neuroscience. This can include articles, books etc (susan greenfield's 'the privert life of the brain' is very good, as is 'the man who mistook his wife for a hat'. they're both fairly accesible aswel) but make sure you've actually read them because interviewers tend to ask you to explain them out and what you found facinating about them. It's also worth attending Neuroscience/psychology related seminars(they may run some within your uni, if not may other uuni's run geust seminars which can be attended by members of the public) and it's good to make a mention of perhaps one or two of them that you particularly enjoyed, on your application form.

You could start by explaining why you want to do Neuroscience; it could be for a personal reason e.g someone close to use suffering from Parkinsons or something, or a practical reason, you want to go on to study a particlar area of the nervous system. Explain what you hope to gain from doing the course, but it's good to focus more on what skills make you the person for the place and what knowledge you have of the course. Essentially make it sound like you are an inquisitive individual-you probably are anyways-and they'll love you for it and hopefully except you on the course.

If you have any other more specific questions just message me or post on this wall.

Thank you!! ! I read that book 'Private life of the brain' a while back, I may check the other one

It gets on my nerves, too - however, it's how people communicate with each other, and the questions both show interest in the person and give them license to talk. Takes the burden off you, you can learn about the other person and start to time your own responses in the conversation better. Just because we find it bothersome does not mean that it doesn't work for others.


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