COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EXERCISE AND NEUROBIOLOGIAL MECHANISMS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FTN 5088 EXERCISE AND NEUROBIOLOGIAL MECHANISMS ELECTIVE 3 2 0 7

Offered By

Neurological Physiotherapy- Rehabilitation

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ÖZGE ERTEKIN

Offered to

Neurological Physiotherapy- Rehabilitation

Course Objective

Knows the biological and physiological effective mechanisms of exercise and physiotherapy methods on central and peripheral nervous system / able to design appropriate physiotherapy and rehabilitation program

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   knows the etiology and clinical signs of central and peripheral neurvous system diseases.
2   knows the physiotherapy methods of central and peripheral neurvous system diseases.
3   Knows the effective mechanisms of exercise methods on nervous system.
4   Knows the neurobiological mechanisms of exercise.
5   Knows the mechanisms and effects of neural plasticity.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 NEURAL CONTROL OF MOVEMENT
2 NEUROBIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF EXERCISE
3 NEURAL PLASTICITY MECHANISMS
4 EXERCISE AND NEURAL SIGNALING
5 EXERCISE AND SENSORIAL PROCESSING
6 EXERCISE AND COMPLEX BRAIN FUNCTIONS
7 EXERCISE AND NEURAL PLASTICITY
8 EXERCISE AND NEURAL PLASTICITY IN UPPER MOTOR NEURON DISEASES
9 EXERCISE AND NEURAL PLASTICITY IN LOWER MOTOR NEURON DISEASES
10 EXERCISE AND NEURAL PLASTICITY IN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES
11 NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL EXERCISE METHODS AND NEURAL PLASTICITY
12 TECHNOLOGY AND NEURAL PLASTICITY IN NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHYSIOTHERAPY
13 LITERATURE DISCUSSION
14 LITERATURE DISCUSSION
15 LITERATURE DISCUSSION

Recomended or Required Reading

- Neuroscience, Purves D.
- Quick Reference Neuroscience for Rehabilitation Professionals: The Essential Neurological Principles Underlying Rehabilitation Professionals, Gutman SA
- Neuroscience; Exploring the brain; Bear MF.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. Özge ERTEKIN (DEÜFTR Fak.)
Doç. Dr. Birgül BALCI (DEÜFTR Fak.)

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 3 45
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 15 3 45
Preparing assignments 10 4 40
Preparing presentations 15 3 45
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 175

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.11
LO.211
LO.3111
LO.4111111
LO.51111