In this discussion board, we will continue to analyze the journal article “You a

In this discussion board, we will
continue to analyze the journal article “You are what you eat…at least, your
brain is?”. Review the different sections of a journal article below:
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Title: short
statement that describes the question being answered
·
Abstract:
summary of the article
·
Introduction:
introduces the article and contains current information on what is known
about the topic, which will lead to further explanation of the researcher’s
question
·
Methods: how
the study was performed
·
Results: data
from the study – usually includes tables and graphs
·
Discussion/Conclusion:
interprets the results relating to the original question
·
References: list of literary sources used in the
article
Instructions
Part 1: Initial post (60 points)
Your
initial post (response) will contain three parts which are explained below. Please be sure to number each part in your
post.
1)
Go to the website “Science in the Classroom” and
pull up the article “You are what you eat…at least, your brain is”: https://www.scienceintheclassroom.org/research-papers/you-are-what-you-eatat-least-your-brain
(opens in new window). For this assignment, you will focus only on the results and conclusion (these can be
found in the “report” section).
·
Finish reading this article (everything left in
the report that you haven’t read yet).
·
On the left side of the website, you will see a
gray box titled “learning lens.” Click on the orange box beside “results and conclusions” (a check will appear).
This will highlight some of the more difficult information in the results and
conclusion. Hovering over these will give you more detail.
·
Define
the following terms: flow phase, positive control, gut microbiota, and
fecal transfer.
2)
What were three things that you learned?
3)
In your own words, summarize the conclusion. Be
sure to address if the scientist answered their original question.
·
Your summary
should be at least 100 words.