COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LEARNING AND MEMORY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SBI 5049 LEARNING AND MEMORY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9

Offered By

Basic Neuroscience

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Clinical Neuroscience
Basic Neuroscience
Psychiatric Nursing
PHYSIOLOGY

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 PRF PERFORMANCE
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRF * 0.40 + FIN*0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) PRF * 0.40 + FCGR*0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

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 15 3 45
Preparation for midterm exam 1 21 21
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 15 5 75
Preparing assignments 2 10 20
Preparing presentations 2 15 30
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.15
LO.15
LO.255
LO.355
LO.455
LO.55