Evolution of the neocortex: a perspective from developmental…

Critically read the article below:

Rakic P. (2009). Nature reviews. Neuroscience, 10(10), 724735.

For the Module 4 synopsis assignment, you will write a scientific review of the Rakic article. In addition to summarizing the papers main arguments, you must include a methods-focused deep dive explaining how the data behind Figures 4 and 6 were generated. Because this is a review article, Figures 4 and 6 are built from results originally reported in primary research papers that are cited in the reviews reference list. Your job is to trace each figure back to its source paper(s) and describe the key experimental methods those source papers used to produce the figures data

How do I write about a scientific paper?

Watch the video The write up is not a reiteration of the article or a string of citations. Instead, it demonstrates that you are able to analyze, comprehend, and discuss the article content in your own words.

Your write up should be between 1,500 and 2,000 words, Times New Roman 12, one-inch margins.

Using Scientific Names

• Always italicized
• Genus capitalized, species not
• Abbreviate genus name after the first reference: Querus alba becomes Q. alba
• Avoid using common names without scientific names. For example, “corn” is not the same thing in different parts of the world. Give the scientific name instead of or following the common name: The great white shark, C. carcharias, is commonly found—- or C. carcharias is commonly found—- Do not use articles (the, a, an) with scientific names
• “Species” is a collective singular: There is no such word as specie. For example, “This species is specific to one locale.”
• Genera names can be used alone if you are referring collectively (Some species of Sargassum grow—-)
• Taxonomic levels above the genus level are capitalized but not italicized: the
• Chilopoda (centipedes), Animalia, Chordata, Osteichthyes
• Some taxa have been modified to become common names, which are not capitalized: lycopsids from Lycopsida; dipterans from Diptera

Using Subscripts and Superscripts

• Use superscripts for degree measurements, ion charges, and mathematical expressions: 36oC, Ca++ or Ca2+
• Use subscripts for chemical compounds: CaCl2 Fe2(SO4)3