Article: Basal forebrain degeneration precedes and predicts the cortical spread of Alzheimerâs pathology
https://bbl.westfield.ma.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-1058990-dt-content-rid-12869706_1/courses/wsu_BIOL0333001_2018fall/Alzheimers.pdf
-Please do not use direct quotes from the article-
2. Hypotheses:
a) What are the hypotheses? (list all hypotheses proposed)
b) Is the reasoning behind the hypotheses explained? What is the logic behind each hypothesis?
3. Introduction:
a) Does the introduction provide appropriate background for the study? Why or why not?
b) Is the introduction missing useful information that would have been helpful? If so, explain. For example, did you have to look up any additional information?
c) Is the relevance of the work clear? What is the relevance of the work?
4. Methods:
a) Summarize the methods that were used.
b) Were the methods appropriate? {Was this the best way to test the hypotheses? Were there problems with the methodology (if so describe them)?}
5. Analysis:
a) Were there any problems with the data analysis, including use of statistics?
b) Did the authors present quantitative data in a clear way (use of graphs/tables)?
6. Your OWN assessment of the results:
a) List YOUR conclusions from the DATA presented?
b) Do you feel that the author's conclusions are reasonable and justified? If there are any problems with the authorâs conclusions, explain them.
c) Does the author ignore any aspects of the results?
7. Discussion:
a) Did the authors compare their results with previous published papers? If so, provide at least 1 example.
b) Are the implications of the results properly discussed (how do these results relate back to the âbig pictureâ of what is being studied)? What are the implications?
c) Are the conclusions clearly stated? If so, what are they?
d) In addition to what the authors discussed, what further studies would YOU find interesting to pursue?
8. Abstract (if there is one):
a) Does the Abstract really give an appropriate summary of the paper?
Article: Basal forebrain degeneration precedes and predicts the cortical spread of Alzheimerâs pathology
https://bbl.westfield.ma.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-1058990-dt-content-rid-12869706_1/courses/wsu_BIOL0333001_2018fall/Alzheimers.pdf
-Please do not use direct quotes from the article-
2. Hypotheses:
a) What are the hypotheses? (list all hypotheses proposed)
b) Is the reasoning behind the hypotheses explained? What is the logic behind each hypothesis?
3. Introduction:
a) Does the introduction provide appropriate background for the study? Why or why not?
b) Is the introduction missing useful information that would have been helpful? If so, explain. For example, did you have to look up any additional information?
c) Is the relevance of the work clear? What is the relevance of the work?
4. Methods:
a) Summarize the methods that were used.
b) Were the methods appropriate? {Was this the best way to test the hypotheses? Were there problems with the methodology (if so describe them)?}
5. Analysis:
a) Were there any problems with the data analysis, including use of statistics?
b) Did the authors present quantitative data in a clear way (use of graphs/tables)?
6. Your OWN assessment of the results:
a) List YOUR conclusions from the DATA presented?
b) Do you feel that the author's conclusions are reasonable and justified? If there are any problems with the authorâs conclusions, explain them.
c) Does the author ignore any aspects of the results?
7. Discussion:
a) Did the authors compare their results with previous published papers? If so, provide at least 1 example.
b) Are the implications of the results properly discussed (how do these results relate back to the âbig pictureâ of what is being studied)? What are the implications?
c) Are the conclusions clearly stated? If so, what are they?
d) In addition to what the authors discussed, what further studies would YOU find interesting to pursue?
8. Abstract (if there is one):
a) Does the Abstract really give an appropriate summary of the paper?
