COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ADVANCED NEUROSCIENCE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MBG 6129 ADVANCED NEUROSCIENCE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 12

Offered By

Molecular Biology and Genetics

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ŞERMIN GENÇ

Offered to

Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology and Genetics

Course Objective

This course is designed for graduate students with a basic knowledge of biology. This course will serve as an introduction to advanced principles of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology. It will begin with lectures covering the general organization of the brain including its blood supply. Next basic properties of ion channels, mechanisms of action potential generation and propagation, and principles of synaptic transmission will be covered. In the last part of the course, the basic concepts will be incorporated into a discussion of specific systems such as the motor, sensory, and autonomic nervous systems.Objectives of this course are to learn cellular and anatomically processes of central nervous system and to understand functional organization and processes of nerve system.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have advanced knowledge about cells of nervous system, their development, organization and multiplication
2   To have advanced knowledge about neurotropic factors, neural gene expression, glial cells, and ion channels
3   To have advanced knowledge about stimulation and transduction at nerve system
4   To learn functional processes of nerve system
5   To learn somatic sensation, vision, hearing, smell, and taste senses
6   To learn processes and the anatomical structures of higher cortical functions, the limbic system, and learning and memory
7   To reach scientific information by literature scanning and interpret them
8   To be eligible to make oral and written presentation

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Overview of the Nervous System and Histology- Basic Organization of the Somatic and Autonomic Nervous System
2 Histological organization of the spinal cord.
3 Organization of the Medulla and Pons
4 Organization of the Midbrain and Diencephalon
5 Organization of the Forebrain
6 Methods for Studying the Nervous System: Anatomical and Physiological tool
7 Methods for Studying the Nervous System: Anatomical and Physiological tool
8 Midterm
9 Electric Potentials across nerve cell membranes
10 Neurotransmitters and their receptors: Ionotropic vs metabotropic transmission
11 Synaptic modulation and synaptic plasticity: LTP and LTD
12 Somatosensory system and Nociception
13 Special Senses - Vision and Auditory
14 Special Senses - Taste and Olfaction
15 Basal Ganglia control of movement
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Neuroscience Third Edition. Purves et al. Sinauer Associates, Inc.
Supplementary Book(s):References: Principles of Neural science, Kandel, Schwartz, Jessel, Appleton and Lange
Materials: It is expected that the papers will be read by the assigned date and thatstudents will be prepared to participate in class discussion. Some topics will be decided by the class.Primary literature sources will be used. The papers will be selected by the instructor at the time of the course so that the readings will be current and at the appropriate level of difficulty for each topic. Some examination questions will be based on these additional readings.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and problem based study
The material presented in the lectures will cover the most important parts of the text reading assignments, therefore class attendance is important.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Knowledge about nervous system and structure and function of the nervous system in those fields will be evaluated by exams.Tests will be composed of multiple choice, fill in the blank, and short answer questions
.Grade %
A 90-100
B 80-89
C 70-79
D 60-69
E <60

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 2 30
Tutorials 15 2 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 15 4 60
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing assignments 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 1 40 40
Preparing presentations 15 5 75
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 310

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.12
LO.22
LO.32
LO.42
LO.52
LO.62
LO.72
LO.82