COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ADVANCED STUDIES IN PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 6126 ADVANCED STUDIES IN PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

PSYCHOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR NAKŞIDIL TORUN

Offered to

PSYCHOLOGY

Course Objective

The first part of the course aims to explain the physiological mechanisms underlying behavior. In this section, behavior-related brain mechanisms at micro and macro level will be explained. The second part of the course will provide an overview of the function of sleep, the physiological mechanisms underlying sleep, and the relationship between sleep and cognitive functions. The role of sleep on various functions of the brain such as memory, attention, cognitive control, learning, emotion processing will be discussed through articles.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will be able to describe neural transmission.
2   Students will be able to describe the central nervous system and its components
3   Students will acquire an understanding of the concepts and terminology essential to the field of sleep
4   Students will be able to explain the functions and underlying mechanisms of sleep
5   Students will be able to explain the association between cognitve functions and sleep
6   Students will be able to explain the role of sleep on diverse functions of the brain including memory, attention, learning, executive functions, emotion processing

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Explanation of the course and course requirements
2 Synapsis and neural transmission
3 Introduction to Neuroanatomy
4 Wakefulness and Sleep
5 Brain mechanisms involved in sleep
6 General evaluation and review
7 Midterm
8 Functions of sleep
9 Attention and sleep
10 Executive functions and sleep
11 Learning and sleep
12 Memory and sleep
13 Emotion and sleep
14 Cognitive impairments in sleep disorders
15 Overview
16 Final examination

Recomended or Required Reading

Gazzaniga, M. S., Ivry, R.B., & Mangun, G.R. (2019) Cognitive neuroscience: The biology of mind (5th Ed).NY:, USA:Norton.
Kalat, J. W. (2019). Biological psychology. Boston, MA, USA: Cengage.
McNamara, P. (2019). The neuroscience of sleep and dreams. Cambridge University Press.
Yazihan Torun, N. (2023). Fizyolojik psikoloji (2nd Ed). Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.

Related web sources:

https://www.learner.org/search/ _sft_series-type=classroom-resources&_sf_s=brain&_sft_grade-level=college-adult&_sft_subject=science
http://www.williams.edu/imput/
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/introb.html#bb
http://brainmuseum.org/index.html
https://www.biology-pages.info/E/ExcitableCells.html
http://www.cf.ac.uk/biosi/staffinfo/jacob/teaching/sensory/ear.html
https://www.sleepfoundation.org/teens-and-sleep
https://dreams.ucsc.edu/
http://www.exploratorium.edu/memory/index.html

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Topics will be contentiously examined by instructor as a moderator and active participation of students.

Assessment Methods

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


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Midterm
2. Final

Assessment Criteria

One midterm and one final exam will be conducted. There will be open-ended questions in the levels of informantion, comprehension, analysis, interpretation and synthesis in all exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

naksidil.yazihan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesdays 15:45-17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7
Preparing presentations 3 5 15
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 6 6
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 129

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.1444455
LO.2455554
LO.3455554
LO.4455444
LO.5555544
LO.6444444