• Question: what made you want to become a scientist in your field?

    Asked by schlong1016 to Fiona, Jane, Joanna, Michelle, William on 14 Jun 2010 in Categories: . This question was also asked by fred13, aastha1, awsomeness, luke098, hmeb, spacemonkey007, lucie, bianca, aaronandjordan, spacepenguin007, drlovemuffin, picklez, parapassion, adamrussell.
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      Fiona Randall answered on 14 Jun 2010:

      I like pondering about how people think/act/behave and how this can change. My Granny has Alzheimers and seeing her at the early stages of her disease with memory loss was really sad and heartbreaking. I wanted to know how changes in the brain could make things like that happen so I studied biology.

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      Michelle Murphy answered on 14 Jun 2010:

      Thanks for the question. Basically I find it really interesting how different behaviours and parts of the body are all controlled by the brain and that there is so much we don’t yet know about how the brain works. Also understanding the brain better may lead to new treatmentsfor diseases and illnesses such as eating disorders, mental problems and even aging.

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      Jane Henry answered on 14 Jun 2010:

      I’ve always been fascinated by people and wanted to understand them so psychology was a very natural home for me. My interest may have been provoked initially by being somewhat shy. I’ve also always been interested in ideas in many fields and find research fascinating.

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      Joanna Brooks answered on 14 Jun 2010:

      I have always been interested in science and especially psychology but I think I have become far more interested since I have left school! When I did my A Levels I was able to concentrate on one thing that really interested me – psychology – and just focus on that. I think from there my interest in science in general expanded and evolved naturally. Now the more I learn the more I want to learn! I’m now always interested in pushing the boundaries of what we currently know and understand about the human brain.

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