I first developed an interest in the wonderfully interdisciplinary field of neuroscience in my freshman year of high school. That year, I was given the opportunity to conduct and construct a self-study research project regarding any subject falling under the umbrella of bioethics. I soon found myself immersed and enthralled by the nature of neuroscience as I studied brain imaging using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and its implication in the judicial system as lie detection evidence. My conclusion at that time was that the technology was too unreliable, too expensive, and furthermore unstandardized, and thus it would be an unethical and unviable evidence in a legal case. The next year, I was given the same opportunity, though this …show more content…
Now as a high school senior, my interest in neuroscience has since blossomed into a passion. I have always harbored a love or the sciences, and neuroscience is not only interesting to me on an individual basis, but the interdisciplinary nature of the field allows me to sample concepts from all matters of subjects. This is especially important to me, who envisions a potential career in medicine, where interdisciplinary concepts are abundant. At Penn, I am especially excited about the Biological Basis of Behavior Program, which not only focuses on interdisciplinary education, but also independent research. Classes such as “Human Chronobiology and Sleep” and “Neuroscience and Society” are particularly intriguing because they follow very closely to the neuroscience topics that brought about my interest in the field. Likewise, the research of Professor David Dinges and Professor Marth Ferah on circadian rhythmicity and brain-imaging applications in the legal system, respectively, are also close to my heart in their similarities to my first research