Assignment Problem:
(Movie Name: Venom (2018)
Textbook name for ref: Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology 8th Edition by Bryan Kolb, Ian Q. Whishaw)
You are required to search for and utilize additional resources beyond the textbook (e.g., academic journals, books, online articles). Your essay should be formatted using APA Style, and a Reference list should be provided (make sure to include in-text citations).
You will need to:
Summarize major aspects of the plot, especially parts of the story that you will later critique in the next paragraph; do not critique it yet, tell it how it is presented in the movie. Reference the movie in proper APA format (20% of the essay).
Critique the plot in the context of neuroscience; could this happen in real-life? Describe research findings from the textbook, and/or other readings, that either support or contradict major aspects of the story. Provide at least three concrete examples. Provide direct apa references to these sections of the textbook, and other sources if you did extra research (20% of the essay).
Suggest ways that the plot could be made more realistic to reflect what we know about the brain, consciousness, etc. Alternatively, if you think the plot has no scientific flaws, describe ethical issues that would arise from such an occurrence (20% of the essay).
Explain why you are interested in this movie and why you are interested in the specific chapter(s) and/or course themes it relates to. Describe one thing from the course that you would like to learn more about to better understand the movie you chose (20% of the essay).
Research the topic that you want to learn more about by conducting a literature search on the topic and summarizing your findings in the last paragraph of the paper (20% of the essay).