COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIAL AND AFFECTIVE NEUROSCIENCE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 6089 SOCIAL AND AFFECTIVE NEUROSCIENCE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

PSYCHOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR CEREN HIDIROĞLU ONGUN

Offered to

PSYCHOLOGY

Course Objective

The course will introduce students to the main topics being studied in social affective neuroscience and to the theoretical advances. This course also covers a comprehensive summary of the fundamental neural sources of human and animal feelings and a conceptual framework for studying emotional systems of the brain. Students will be able to learn about sleep and arousal, pleasure and fear systems, the sources of rage and anger, and the neural control of sexuality, as well as the more subtle emotions related to maternal care, social loss, and playfulness. They also will learn how the methods of cognitive neuroscience are best applied to examine affective and social processing.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Will be able to discuss the main topics and theoretical perspectives in affective neuroscience
2   To be able to describe fundamental neural sources of human and animal feelings and emotional systems of the brain
3   To be able to define social functions of the brain
4   To be able to have knowledge of current topics and follow recent researches in social affective neuroscience
5   To be able to present their research ideas effectively and acquire specific skills for research in social affective neuroscience
6   To be able to critically evaluate research methods used in the affective neuroscience field

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Affective Neuroscience: History and Major Concepts
2 Emotional Operating Systems and Subjectivity: Methodological Problems and a Conceptual Framework for the Neurobiological Analysis of Affect
3 Varieties of Emotional Systems in the Brain--Theories, Taxonomies, and Semantics
4 Neurostatistics: The Anatomy of the Brain/Mind
5 Neurodynamics: The Electrical Languages of the Brain Neurodynamics: Neurochemical Maps of the Brain
6 Sleep, Arousal, and Mythmaking in the Brain SEEKING Systems and Anticipatory States of the Nervous System
7 Midterm
8 Energy Is Delight--The Pleasures and Pains of Brain Regulatory Systems
9 Nature Red in Tooth and Claw: The Neurobiological Sources of Rage and Anger The Sources of Fear and Anxiety in the Brain
10 Homework/presentation
11 Varieties of Love and Lust: Neural Control of Sexuality
12 Love and the Social Bond: Sources of Nurturance and Maternal Behavior
13 Loneliness and the Social Bond: The Brain Sources of Sorrow and Grief
14 Rough-and-Tumble Play: The Brain Sources of Joy
15 Emotions, the Higher Cerebral Processes and the SELF: Some Are Born to Sweet Delight, Some Are Born to Endless Night
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Affective Neuroscience: The Foundations of Human and Animal Emotions. Jaak Panksepp. New York: Oxford University Press 2004.
2. Recent articles on social and affective neuroscience

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 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN* 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST* 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Midterm
2. Final

Assessment Criteria

In total, one final and two homework (one of it will be presentation) will be conducted. There will be open-ended questions in the levels of information, comprehension, analysis, interpretation and synthesis for all exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance must be at least 70% for the lectures.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ceren.hidiroglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 16:00-17:00

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
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 12 12
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 134

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.1544
LO.24
LO.354
LO.4444
LO.5454
LO.645555

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