Select a media article that describes a recent finding relevant to complex brain function
(perception, attention, language, memory, decision-making, psychiatric or neurologic
disease).
Find the primary research journal article that it is written about.
Describe the topic, media article, and primary research journal article in a 10-post
thread according to the rubric below
Write a 10-post thread to describe:
Main topic of the thread – big picture: what is the main question? (1pt)
The main claim of the media item – include link to media item in the post – link does
not count against character count. (2pts)
Who did the original research (peer-reviewed journal article), where they published it
(Journal name), and year of publication- include link to journal article in the tweet – link
does not count against character count. (1pts)
The goal of the journal article research – what were they trying to understand? What is
the hypothesis of work? (2pts)
Who were the subjects studied in the experiment were (undergrads, other human
animals, non-human animals (rats, mice, pigeons, bats, drosophila, etc.)). (2pt)
What they did: what kind of behavioral test + what was measured about brain function
(cell recording, EEG, fMRI, optogenetic stimulation, deep brain stimulation, lesion, etc.).
(2pts)
What they found. (2pts)
What the authors of the primary research article think it means. (2pts)
Why this is important in the real world. (2pts)
10. Whether or not the media article did a good job of explaining the original study. (2pts)
2pts – spelling, grammar, accessible language (i.e. don’t use jargon without explaining), staying
within character limit
so basically we are asked to write a one-page paper as we make a post on twitter for a Neuroscience media article and we are restricted with one media article that I will upload the option for you on a file with an example how to write it.
PLEASE, PLEASE be as specific as possible with each question I want the paper to be simple and organized and I promise to add tips if it is as the professor asked for
