# What can I do if I want a career in neuroscience?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 1, 2008, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-if-i-want-a-career-in-neuroscience/454832 "2008-07-01T00:26:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-if-i-want-a-career-in-neuroscience/454832/21 "2008-07-02T00:29:55Z")

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[QUOTE=Stranger On A Train]  
I suppose a data structures class or two wouldn’t hurt, but for the most part you can learn that sort of thing as you go.  
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Data management systems, not data structures–what would’ve been referred to as a databases class five years ago. Nowadays there are other things that should be covered in an introductory class.

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