Neuroscience in the News | COURSE ACHIEVERS

Navigate to neurosciencenews.com. Browse for an article that interests you and is related to concepts you
learned about in Chapter 6 and/or 8. This website is an independent news source that collects article relating to
neuroscience on a variety of topics. To browse for an article you can use the menu navigation across the top of
the page or the search box in the upper right-hand corner. There are thousands of articles on this website, so
do not feel obligated to choose one on the first page. New articles are added daily.
Before settling on an article to use for the assignment, make sure you find the article interesting, understand
the article, and can make clear connections between the article and class concepts.
Writing your Essay
Once you have selected an article relevant to concepts in the assigned chapters, write an essay that:
Summarizes the article. Do not use quotes, this essay should be entirely in your own words. The article
summary posted on Neuroscience in the News provides and easy to understand overview. The original
research study should be linked at the bottom of the article. Sometimes the entire original study is provided,
Reading the original article will give you the best understanding of what was researched and what the findings
were.
Analyzes and explains at least 2 concepts in the assigned chapters are relevant to the article. Do not simply list
the relevant key terms or principles, explain their application. Your explanations should demonstrate that you
have a greater understanding of the article because of what you have learned from the assigned reading. You
should also be specific with the concepts you are discussing, for instance “the nervous system” is far too
broad. Use examples and information in the textbook to support your analysis and application. This should be
in your own words, do not quote the textbook.