The class project for this course is a written report, accompanied by a PowerPoint or podcast presentation, that addresses the biological study of a specific behavioral or mental phenomenon (normal or pathological) covered in the readings and videos. Please select a behavioral or mental phenomenon such as language or schizophrenia and then select a biological strategy for investigating it, such as hormonal or genetic mechanisms, neurotransmitters, drug treatments, or localization of brain processes by imaging. Your written portion will be worth a maximum of 50 points, and the PowerPoint or podcast that accompanies it will be worth a maximum of 10 points. Thus, the project as a whole will be worth 60 points.
Written paper.The theme of the report will be imaging approaches to the study of schizophrenia. The paper should summarize fundamental issues, questions, and controversies and provide a general overview of the topic using the biological line of investigation chosen. It should also elaborate on the understanding of the brain processes that are revealed through imaging research in schizophrenia. Use recent research articles (published within the last five years) to illustrate relevant points. You may use any of a number of electronic databases to find research articles that deal with your topic, including the library and the Internet. The one requirement for the research articles that you select is that two of them must have appeared in a peer-reviewed scientific journal.
Newspaper or magazine articles should not be used as your major reference.
The paper should be 1,600 words. It must be typed, double-spaced, with one-inch margins, and fully referenced in APA format.
The text of the paper should be preceded by an abstract (about 100 words) that summarizes the key points in the paper (i.e., statement of problem, major findings, conclusions).
Written paper.The theme of the report will be imaging approaches to the study of schizophrenia. The paper should summarize fundamental issues, questions, and controversies and provide a general overview of the topic using the biological line of investigation chosen. It should also elaborate on the understanding of the brain processes that are revealed through imaging research in schizophrenia. Use recent research articles (published within the last five years) to illustrate relevant points. You may use any of a number of electronic databases to find research articles that deal with your topic, including the library and the Internet. The one requirement for the research articles that you select is that two of them must have appeared in a peer-reviewed scientific journal.
Newspaper or magazine articles should not be used as your major reference.
The paper should be 1,600 words. It must be typed, double-spaced, with one-inch margins, and fully referenced in APA format.
The text of the paper should be preceded by an abstract (about 100 words) that summarizes the key points in the paper (i.e., statement of problem, major findings, conclusions).
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