Need academic advice....

[Dory]

I study Mechatronics, but my dream is actually getting into brain-computer interfaces. I think that's more electronics, but I'm such a newbie that I have no clue what I should really study (probably takes a good chunk of neuroscience as well...). Now, don't ask me how, but I got stuck in mechatronics and finished my first semester there of the 1st year, and currently at the second semester.

My question is am I taking the right course having chosen mechatronics, or should I look at switching to focus solely on electronics? I thought that mechatronics sounded like an all-encompassing field, which is why I like it a lot...I get to be exposed to all the fundamental elements of engineering fields. But still, part of me wants to focus in the area of my dream.

I'd like to add that I'm a huge fan of what they do in Emotiv Systems-- to quote from wiki-- "electronics company developing brain–computer interfaces based on electroencephalography (EEG) technology". So,do you guys have any advice for me?

[GenesForLife]

It depends what you want to do wrt Brain Computer Interfaces, Dory.

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Brain                                          Interface                                                    Computers

Neuroscience                          Data conversion software                                 Programming and processing to
Neural activity analysis            Conversion hardware development                   erm, interface with the interface.
Signal processing and              
Analysis