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Psychology 3625

Psychology 3625. Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Dr Darren Hannesson. Paper information General Format Topic Content. Research Paper. General: 8-10 double-spaced pages Topic needs to be approved by me Suitable topics are anything in the area of cellular and molecular neuroscience

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Psychology 3625

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  1. Psychology 3625 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Dr Darren Hannesson

  2. Paper information • General • Format • Topic • Content

  3. Research Paper • General: • 8-10 double-spaced pages • Topic needs to be approved by me • Suitable topics are anything in the area of cellular and molecular neuroscience • Topic approval is required by Fri March 4 • Approval requires: • a topic “title” • 2 articles that you will be using to write your paper • Paper is due on the last class day of class • topic is open but must be approved by first class date in March • approval requires submission of two papers relevant to the topic

  4. Research Paper • Format: • No particular format is required • Main text and reference section required • APA is suitable but not required • In general your paper should be … • Double spaced, not too long or short • Clearly written and organized • Headings can be helpful • Properly referenced • Citations can be any format but should be clear both in the text and the reference section

  5. Research Paper • Topic: • Anything relating to cellular or molecular aspects of nervous system function • Basic or applied topics are suitable • Examples • The dormant basket cell hypothesis of temporal lobe epilepsy • The role of Schwann cells in peripheral nerve regeneration • Dopamine receptor subtypes • Gene expression in long-term habituation • Molecular mechanisms of ecstasy neurotoxicity • The genetics of familial Alzheimer’s Disease • Neurofilaments and ALS • Special delivery mechanisms: Getting drugs into the CNS

  6. Research Paper • Topic: • Content: • Should be a brief review • Focus should be on clearly outlining and integrating a small body of cellular and molecular neuroscience research • Organization should be around a flow of ideas • The best papers will present an argument that is built around a series of empirical observations • The best papers will critically analyze the argument and observations, pointing out assumptions, shortcomings, future directions • Avoid • being too broad • extensive reviews of clinical data • simply summarizing a series of related papers

  7. Research Paper • Topic: • Content: • Introduce problem/issue/general topic • Pose question/hypothesis • Sequentially build argument • Integrate, summarize • Conclusions/implications

  8. Research Paper • Topic: • Content: • Epilepsy and temporal lobe epilepsy • Mossy fibre sprouting • Seen in TLE, reproduced in animal models, can be dissociated – rapid kindling and status pre-treatment • MFS frequently associated with epilepsy but not essential • MFS is not the bases for TLE but may play a role

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