1. Oral Presentations!

2. Let’s practice.. Groups of 5 people *Stand* and discuss one of the following for 1 minute:  The best place you’ve traveled to and why  Your favourite university class – when, why  Your favourite hobby – why, how long

3. Short Presentations Three dates: Oct. 14, 28, Nov. 4 Guidelines  1 power point slide, 3 minutes max  General overview of project  Will be taking attendance/participation  Marked out of /10 (1% of final grade) Clarity (how well can you convey your ideas to the audience) Organization (effective use of slides – text, pics) Content (do you understand what you are going to be doing) Presentation Skills (do you rely on your notes, tone, volume etc)

4. Short Presentations Tips  Check out the guide to making presentations on my website!!!  Use as little text as needed  Use diagrams, pictures, figures etc if you can  “Talk” to the audience, avoid using notes  Take your time  Practice, practice, practice! PLEASE EMAIL TO ME THE NIGHT BEFORE (or earlier)!

5. Grading Scheme 1. The topic of the presentation meets the requirements of the assignment. 123452. 2. The presentation seems to be well researched. 123453. 3. The presentation is well organized and easy to understand. 12345 4. The presenter has adequately prepared all required materials/props ahead of time.123455. 5. The students seems to have a clear understanding of his/her topic.12345 6. The student has presented their project with enthusiasm and clarity. 123457. 7. The student delivers ideas in a clear and concise manner, without depending too much on notes.123458. 8. The student speaks loudly and clearly enough to be heard by the audience.123459. 9. The student maintains eye contact with the audience. 1234510. 10. Overall, the presentation has demonstrated full effort of the student's potential. 12345 Additional Comments: ______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Total Points: /50 (/5) = /10

6. Dopaminergic Modulation of Risky Decision-making Purpose: Determine the role of dopamine in risk based decision-making has implications for risky decision making and gambling in schizophrenics, parkinson’s disease patients and amphetamine abusers (who tend to make risky disadvantageous choices) (REFERENCES) Method: Probabilistic discounting task (100%, 50%, 25%, 12.5%) Mix the order of probability (ascending, mixed) Pharmacological Manipulation: Amphetamine (indirect DA agonist) Other DA receptor agonists and anatagonists Predictions: DA blockade makes rats risk-averse regardless of order Amphetamine has differential effects

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