What is the difference between a major in cognitive science and one in neuroscience?

Question by .:Nicole:.: What is the difference between a major in cognitive science and one in neuroscience?
As I fill out my college applications, I’m not sure whether to specify my interest in pursuing a neuroscience major, or one in cognitive science.
I mean to study the brain, and how outside situations affect the way people think and develop. Which is more applicable?
What is “artificial” intelligence?

Best answer:

Answer by Calomel
Neuroscience sounds like what you are going after…maybe you even want psychology here.

Cognitive science is more about artificial intelligence than the actual biological/psychological aspects.

EDIT: It’s basically like designing systems that can make their own decisions, it kinda relates to computer science.

Well this explains it better:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence

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