COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FROM MOLECULE TO BEHAVIOR PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SBI 6075 FROM MOLECULE TO BEHAVIOR PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS ELECTIVE 1 4 0 9

Offered By

Basic Neuroscience

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR KÖKSAL ALPTEKIN

Offered to

Basic Neuroscience

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to review the basics of genetic transfer the case of schizophrenia, psychotic disorders after undergoing genetic studies, review of the evidence obtained, and in this context, genetic factors in schizophrenia and related clinical, radiological, neurophysiological features to learn.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Getting knowledge about genetic inheritance in psychotic disorders
2   Review of the evindences obtained by genetic studies in psychotic disorders and schizophrenia
3   learning genetic factors in schizophrenia and related clinical, radiological neurophysiological features
4   Getting knowledge about gene-environment interaction in schizophrenia
5   Learning pharmacogenetics of antipsychotic drugs

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to genetics Genetics in psychotic disorders Family and adoption studies in schizophrenia Linkage and Association studies in Schizophrenia I
2 Linkage and Association studies in Schizophrenia II Schizophrenia genetics and cognitive functions Schizophrenia genetics and brain imaging
3 Schizophrenia genetics and Neurophysiology Gene-Environment interaction in Schizophrenia Pharmacogenetics of Antipsychotic drugs

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Oral presentation, literature search

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Theoretical knowledge will be assessed by exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

24157

Office Hours

friday 16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 1 15
Tutorials 60 1 60
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 21 4 84
Preparation for midterm exam 1 30 30
Preparation for final exam 1 32 32
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 225

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.155
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55