Neuro 100: Introduction to Neuroscience and Behavior
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Sources for discussion in class
- Article 1: THE REANIMATORS (in Moodle)In class, please discuss these questions, in pairs or groups of three:
1. Where was this published?
2. What audience is it for, and how can you tell?
3. How might you use it in your research? What would or wouldn't you do?
4. Which of these terms would you use to describe this article: popular, scholarly, primary, secondary, original research, review (choose all that you think apply) - Article 2: Restoration of brain circulation and cellular functions hours post-mortem (in Moodle)In class, please discuss these questions, in pairs or groups of three:
1. Where was this published?
2. What audience is it for, and how can you tell?
3. How might you use it in your research? What would or wouldn't you do?
4. Which of these terms would you use to describe this article: popular, scholarly, primary, secondary, original research, review (choose all that you think apply) - Article 3: Building brains: using brain organoids to study neural development and disease (in Moodle)In class, please discuss these questions, in pairs or groups of three:
1. Where was this published?
2. What audience is it for, and how can you tell?
3. How might you use it in your research? What would or wouldn't you do?
4. Which of these terms would you use to describe this article: popular, scholarly, primary, secondary, original research, review (choose all that you think apply)