Talk:Dendrodendritic synapse

Notes for class editors: When we started this project, there was no existing page for this topic. There were not many secondary sources on this topic, especially ones that focused exclusively on dendrodendritic synapses. We tried to create a solid foundational page giving a good overview of the topic. Veterinarydreams (talk) 14:11, 2 April 2015 (UTC)

Primary Reviews

Primary Review 1

1] This article was for the most part well written, especially considering the fact that the page had not been created before. The article flowed nicely and was clear and concise because it was written in a language was understandable to the general public. There were a couple of grammatical errors throughout the article:

• in the lead section, "similar synapses are activated in a similar fashion **to** axodendritic synapses"
• comma needed in sentence "while studying the mammalian olfactory bulb**,** they found..."
• in same sentence as above, the verb tenses don't match ("coupled & send" vs. "couple and send")

2] The reference list was for the most part okay, with a couple of errors.

• sources 2 & 7 don't appear to be secondary sources and source 2 doesn't follow the same information on Na+ and Ca2+ written in the article.
• sources are repeated, so the layout of the citations needs to be formatted correctly so there is only one of each source below.
• I could only find an abstract for source 8, it could be helpful if you found the full article.

3] While it is understandable that there was little research, I found the article to be somewhat vague. The lead paragraph talked about how dendrodendritic synapses have a variety of similar aspects to axodendritic synapses, but didn't expand on the commonalities the two shared. It could be helpful to expand on the topics just a little bit more so the reader doesn't have to look up and read a ton about axodendritic synapses as well. For example, when talking about how dendrodendritic synapses are activated, you could explain it briefly instead of saying it is activated in a similar way to axodendritic synapses. I also think the article could be more in depth by adding a mechanism section talking about the biology of the synapses. There were a couple of areas in the lead section that were not followed up in the body portion of the article. I thought the history and location portion were done very well. I think if possible, the neuroplasticity section could be explained more if there is information on the experiment mentioned or about the causes/effects dendrodendritic synapses have on neuroplasticity.

4] The article was written with a neutral viewpoint without bias.

5] The article is stable and should be susceptible to change from "edit wars".

6] An image could be helpful when distinguishing axodendritic and dendrodendritic synapses, but not necessary. If you are to go into further depth on the mechanisms, an image could be helpful there as well.

Overall, I think you guys did an awesome job and I found your article really interesting to read! I double checked your source #3 and it seemed in line with what you wrote. Keep up the good work! Rayschneider0 (talk) 05:39, 13 April 2015 (UTC)Rayschneider0Rayschneider0 (talk) 05:39, 13 April 2015 (UTC)

Secondary Reviews

Good overview of the topic! I saw you didn't have that many sources. It did seem a little vague at times but that might just be because of sources. I think a picture of it would be nice and if not the actual synapse maybe just a neuron. It would help people understand the anatomy of it more. - Mmich25

Secondary Review 2

The article was well written and expanded especially when there was no pre-existing page present to go off of. I liked how there the different places that this synapse could be found were included and expanded upon to get better understanding of the synapse. The history section was also helpful to show how this synapse was important and also giving a time frame as to when this was going on. I also think that there could be an image, if there is one, to distinguish the difference between the axodendritic synapse that it was compared to in the beginning. Lokazaki0326 (talk) 20:05, 12 April 2015 (UTC)

Secondary Review 3

I think you should add some more wikilinks because they will help readers understand what you are saying. I know you said there were not many secondary sources, however, most of your sources are quite old. This could be a problem because our understanding of things can change very quickly as additional research is done. I think you should try to find some newer sources to cite to ensure readers that everything you are saying is up-to-date and correct. Finally, your reference list should be edited to list each source only once. This means the citations throughout you article will have to be modified. AGBiology (talk) 03:39, 13 April 2015 (UTC)