COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY IN DEMENTIVE DISORDERS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SBI 6055 ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY IN DEMENTIVE DISORDERS ELECTIVE 1 2 0 6

Offered By

Basic Neuroscience

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Basic Neuroscience

Course Objective

Role, fundamentals, and potentials in treatment monitorization of cognitive electrophysiology in dementia syndromes.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learning basics of electrophysiology
2   learning the role of cognitive electrophysiology in dementia
3   Doing EEG analysis
4   Accessing and making sense of scientific knowledge
5   Having the ability of written and oral presentation

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Neuronal membrane Synaptic transmission Neurotransmitters Spontaneous electrical activity of brain Stimulated electrical activity of brain Principles of electrophysiological analysis Causes of artefacts Dementia and related pathological changes Oscillatory activity of brain Oscillatory activity of brain in dementia
2 Photic EEG-lab hour Spontaneous EEG-lab hour Hypervent EEG-lab hour Visual stimulated EEG-lab hour Auditory stimulated EEG-lab hour Visual ERP-lab hour Auditory ERP-lab hour EEG analysis-lab hour EP analysis-lab hour ERP analysis-lab hour

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): J International Psychopharmacology
Supplementary Book(s): Electroencephalography
Evoked Potentials
Uyarılmış potansiyeller. Editör. H. Steadtmann

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Oral presentation, Literature Search

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Theoretical knowledge will be assessed by exam, accessing literature will be evaluated by journal club meetings.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

24058(24050)

Office Hours

Friday 16-17

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 1 15
Tutorials 30 1 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 15 3 45
Preparation for midterm exam 2 12 24
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 2 2 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

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.155445
LO.255
LO.355
LO.4545
LO.54454