COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIAL COGNITIVE AND AFFECTIVE NEUROSCIENCE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SBI 6083 SOCIAL COGNITIVE AND AFFECTIVE NEUROSCIENCE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 12

Offered By

Basic Neuroscience

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Basic Neuroscience

Course Objective

Understanding neurobiological, developmental, conceptual and neuroanatomical underpinnings of social cognitive and affective information processing, and discussing experimental, psychometric and clinical methods for assessing these abilities, and understanding how these abilities are affected in different neuropsychiatric disorders.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learning conceptual, developmental and psychometric aspects of social cognition (i.e., theory of mind (ToM), emotion recognition and expression, empathy), and affective information processing including motivation, reward, affective decision making and moral values.
2   To have comprehensive knowledge of chemical, cellular, structural and functional neuroanatomy of social cognitive and affective information processing
3   To learn about social cognitive deficits and abnormalities in motivation and reward in different neuropsychiatric conditions including schizophrenia, autism, dementia and neurodegenerative diseases, mental retardation, major depression, bipolar disorder and substance use disorders
4   Gaining a better understanding of neuroscientific aspects of treatment and rehabilitation approaches targeting abnormalities in social cognitive and affective information processing
5   To have knowledge about brain imaging, electrophysiological, neuropsychological and other biological methods used in social cognitive and affective neuroscience

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. Week Introduction Development and social cognitive and affective neuroscience Aging and social cognitive and affective neuroscience
2 2. Week Brain imaging and electrophysiological methods used in social cognitive and affective neuroscience Neuroanatomy and physiology of empathy, mentalizing, mirror neuron networks, motivation, reward and moral values Genetics and social cognitive and affective neuroscience Neurochemical underpinnings of social cognitive and affective information processing Group study
3 3. Week Experimental methods in assessment of social cognition, motivation, reward, moral values and related constructs Neuropsychological assessment of social cognition, decision making and hot cognitive abilities Clinical assessment Group study
4 4. Week Social cognitive deficits in developmental disorders Social cognitive deficits in schizophrenia and mood disorders Social cognitive deficits in neurodegenerative disorders Social cognitive deficits in other neurological and psychiatric disorders Group study
5 5 Week. Clinical reflections of abnormalities in motivation and reward in neurological and psychiatric disorders (including apathy, anhedonia, impulse control problems, risk-taking, negative symptoms)
6 6. Week Motivation and reward in psychiatric disorders Motivation and reward in neurological disorders Motivation, reward and moral values in personality disorders Group study

Recomended or Required Reading

1.Social Neuroscience: Toward Understanding the Underpinnings of the Social Mind. Eds:Alexander Todorov, Susan T Fiske, Deborah A prentice. Oxford Press 2014.

Supplementary Book(s): 1.Social cognitive and affective neuroscience (Journal)
2. Oxford series in social cognitive and social neuroscience
3- The Cognitive Neurosciences. 5th edition. Eds: Michael S Gazzaniga; George R Mangun. MIT Press 2014.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, oral presentation by students and application

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE* 0.25 + ASG* 0.25 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE* 0.25 + ASG* 0.25 + RST* 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Theoretical knowledge will be evaluated exams and oral and writing skills will be tested via homework and presentations.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Doç.Dr. Ibrahim Emre BORA
412 3588

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 45 1 45
Project Preparation 3 20 60
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 107

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.15
LO.2544
LO.35
LO.444
LO.55

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