How to write MLA in-text citation for two pieces of evidence by the same author but different page numbers?

How would you do the in-text citation in a situation like this:


';Caffeine raises dopamine levels; this causes improved mood and behavior (Cherniske 63). Adenosine receptors slow down neuron firing in the brain to prevent overloading, however caffeine blocks these receptors causing neurons to continue firing, making the brain feel alert (Cherniske 56).';





Would I leave the citations like that or should they be changed? Thank you.How to write MLA in-text citation for two pieces of evidence by the same author but different page numbers?
Your citations look correct, assuming you have only one work cited by Cherniske and both citations come from the same work, just different pages. Your Works Cited page will have the full information about the Cherniske citation (author, work cited, publication data).How to write MLA in-text citation for two pieces of evidence by the same author but different page numbers?
If the two pieces of evidence sited in text are in the same paragraph, or there are NO other citations between the two in the paper, then only the page # is required in the second instance.





Where an unrelated citation, that is one from another book/author is placed BETWEEN the two by the same author, from the same book, the author's name must appear in the second citation.





In your question, if the two quotations are indeed in the same paragraph as you have indicated then the final bracket only need indicate the page number. (56).





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You've done a more thorough job than most of my students ever did with MLA. If you left the citations like that (and I'm pretty strict on citations), I would be satisfied. A more professional way of handling this would be to actually mention Cherniske's name in your sentence and cite page numbers only: ';According to Cherniske, caffeine raises dopamine levels; this causes improved mood and behavior (63). He/she goes on to say that... (56).





Just make sure that these aren't direct quotes from the source or you would have to put quotation marks around the parts that aren't your own in order to avoid plagiarism. MLA was made for quoting literary sources, not articles and scientific studies, so it's a little unwieldy. You've done a good job with it, I think.

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