COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO COGNITION-BEHAVIOR NEUROBIOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SBI 5009 INTRODUCTION TO COGNITION-BEHAVIOR NEUROBIOLOGY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Basic Neuroscience

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR TUNÇ ALKIN

Offered to

Clinical Neuroscience
Basic Neuroscience
Psychiatric Nursing

Course Objective

Particularly studying etiopathogenesis of cognitive and behavioural disorders, for understanding the of anatomy-physiological reserves, genetic components, cognitive distortions, their structural and functional changes in brain imaging studies identified, cell pathology, clinical picture associated with neurochemical and neuroendocrine processes

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learning anatomical and physiological basis of cognition and behavioural disorders
2   Learning cognition and behaviour related brain circuits
3   Larning the formation process of brain circuitry that regulates behaviour
4   Getting knowledge of the role of neuroteansmitters in behaviour
5   Learning cell pathology, neurochemical and neuroendocrine processes in cognition and behavioural disorders

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Anatomophysiological basis of cognition and behaviour limbic system, thalamus, basal ganglions/ cerebellum (Physiology)
2 Anatomophysiological basis of cognition and behaviour Frontal lobe (Physiology)
3 Anatomophysiological basis of cognition and behaviour amygdala and hypothalamic-pituitary-pituitary axis (Psychology)
4 Brain circuits related to cognition and behaviour
5 Brain development/alterations I (Genetic influence, gene-environment interactions, formation of neural cycles, neuroplasticity)
6 Brain development/alterations II (Genetic influence, gene-environment interactions, formation of neural cycles, neuroplasticity)
7 Problem based study (Neurology)
8 Mid-term
9 Cognition-Behaviour: Secondary signalling molecules and cellular molecular mechanisms (Medical biology/Genetics)
10 The effects of neurotransmitters (5-HT, ACh, NA, DA) on behaviours I (memory, perception, executive functions) (Psychiatry)
11 The effects of neurotransmitters (5-HT, ACh, NA, DA) on behaviours II (mood, sex, appetite) (Psychiatry)
12 The effects of neurotransmitters (5-HT, ACh, NA, DA) on behaviours III (temperament, conditioning and learning) (Psychiatry)
13 Brain oscillation systems/ Holism of cognitive processes (Biophysics )
14 Imaging of cognition and behaviour Panel (Biophysics, Psychiatry, Radiology)

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Molecular Neurobiology. For the Clinician (Review of Psychaitry Series Vol 22). Ed. Dennis S. Charney. American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. Arlington VA, 2003.
Supplementary Book(s):
Biological Psychiatry, Bipolar Disorders, J. Affective Disorders, American J of Psychiatry, Arch General Psychiatry, Brain , Neurology, Archives of Neurology, Brain Research etc.
References:
Materials:

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical 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

Theoretical knowledge will be evaluated with exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

412 4154

Office Hours

Friday 16-17

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 5 5
Preparing presentations 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1
LO.25555
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55

CONTACT INFORMATION
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