The question(s) are provided to help with summarizing the article. But remember to always first clearly and completely define the topic and supporting information. State a prominent research issue, and provide a statement of a position or direction to discuss in the body of the summary. The body of the summary may provide support for your position as follows:
- For experimental articles, support may be provided by highlighting core methods and results related to your position.
- For review articles, your support may be provided by highlighting a representative study or the combined methods/results of a number of studies (e.g. as in meta-analysis).
- Your ability to clearly define the topic.
- Your ability to clearly state your position (what is the research question?).
- Your review of the literature (methods, and results).
- Your ability to show how the literature supports your position.
- Your grammar and ability to follow APA citation guidelines.
- Which neurotransmitter is widely believed to play the most critical role in the pathology of Parkinson’s disease (PD)? How is this disease currently treated and what is a limitation the most common treatments?
