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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
SBI 5005	LEARNING AND MEMORY	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	4

Offered By

Basic Neuroscience

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR GÖRSEV YENER

Offered to

Clinical Neuroscience
Basic Neuroscience
PHYSIOLOGY
Psychiatric Nursing

Course Objective

To have knowledge about learning and memory-related neuroanatomical structures, behavior- clinical phenomena relationship

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Having information about the anatomic structures associated with cognition
2	Having information about the neurotransmitters involved in cognition
3	To obtain information about brain oscillations
4	To have a basic knowledge of clinical disorders that affect cognition
5	To have the ability of work as a group and cooperation

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction
2	Neuroanatomical basis of cognition and behavior-limbic system / neocortex
3	Problem based study
4	Problem based study
5	Neurotransmitters- serotonin
6	Midterm
7	Neurotransmitters- noradrenalin
8	Neurotransmitters- acethyl-choline
9	Neurotransmitters- dopamine
10	Problem based study
11	Problem based study
12	Brain oscillating systems / cognitive processes
13	Problem based study
14	Problem based study

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
1. Molecular Neurobiology. For the Clinician (Review of Psychaitry Series Vol 22). Ed. Dennis S. Charney.. American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.Arlington VA, 2003.
2.MESULAM, Davranış Nörolojisinin Ilkeleri, Yelkovan Yayınları, Istanbul

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and problem based study

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	FIN	FINAL EXAM
3	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.40 + FIN* 0.60
4	RST	RESIT
5	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Knowledge about nervous system and its processes, synaptic transmission, neurotransmitters and neurotropic factors, neuroanatomical structures, basic research methods in those fields will be evaluated by exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

412 4058

Office Hours

Friday 16-17

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	2	28
Preparation for midterm exam	1	16	16
Preparation for final exam	1	16	16
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	12	3	36
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3
LO.1	5
LO.2		5
LO.3		5	5
LO.4		5
LO.5		5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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