Sinirbilim (DR)
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1. Semester

Course CodeCourse Name(T+A+L)ECTSCompulsory/Elective
LEE6500 Scientific Research Methods and Ethics 3+0+ 9 Compulsory
Course CodeCourse Name(T+A+L)ECTSCompulsory/Elective
SBY6101 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2+0+0 7 Compulsory
Student; Knows the electrical and chemical nature of the nerve cell - Count the ion channels and receptors in a nerve cell - Explain ionotropic and metabotropic processes of the nerve cell - Understand the basic logic of intracellular molecular interactions and signal transduction mechanisms - Knows the principles of molecular techniques at a level to evaluate current literature data
Course CodeCourse Name(T+A+L)ECTSCompulsory/Elective
SBY6103 Development of the nervous system 2+0+0 7 Compulsory
This course includes; Basic biological concepts related to development, General structure and components of the nervous system, Factors affecting brain development, Factors affecting brain development, 1st Midterm, Pattern Recognition, Pattern Recognition, Memory, Memory, 2nd Midterm, Speech, Sleep, Cognitive Psychology and Historical Development, Neurodevelopmental disorders.
Course CodeCourse Name(T+A+L)ECTSCompulsory/Elective
SBY6105 Measurement Methods in Neuroscience 2+0+0 7 Compulsory
Basic concepts and topics related to research methods are conceptual infrastructure in scientific researches, determination of research method, data collection, analysis and reporting. It includes the advantages and disadvantages of research methods used in neuroscience and their usage areas.

2. Semester

Course CodeCourse Name(T+A+L)ECTSCompulsory/Elective
SBY6102 Sensory and Motor Systems of the Brain 2+0+0 7 Compulsory
Anatomical organization of the central nervous system, functional organization of perception and movement, integration of sensory and motor function, areas of asociation of the cerebral cortex, cognitive abilities of the brain, encoding and processing of sensory information, bodily sensations, touch, pain and analgesia, retinal processing of visual information, central visual pathways, perception of motion, depth, form and color, sensory transduction in the ear, neural processing of auditory information, processing of information from the senses of smell and taste.
Course CodeCourse Name(T+A+L)ECTSCompulsory/Elective
SBY6104 Clinical Neuroanatomy 2+0+0 7 Compulsory
Functional properties of all anatomical structures of the central and peripheral nervous system, functioning of the sensory-perception-motor system, definition of the clinical picture in pathophysiological cases

3. Semester

Course CodeCourse Name(T+A+L)ECTSCompulsory/Elective
SBY6201 Regulatory Systems of the Brain 2+0+0 7 Compulsory
The student is expected to learn the mechanisms of autonomic functions regulated in the brainstem, mesencephalon and hypothalamus. In parallel with this, the necessary basic knowledge about the reticular activating system and sleep will be given.
Course CodeCourse Name(T+A+L)ECTSCompulsory/Elective
SBY6203 Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience 2+0+0 7 Compulsory
This course will discuss the neurobiological basis of human behavior. Following a review of functional neuroanatomy, we will examine how complex functions such as attention, memory, language and emotions arise. The role of neurotransmitter systems and intracellular molecular mechanisms in the emergence of these functions will be emphasized and the concept of neuronal plasticity will be discussed.

4. Semester

Course CodeCourse Name(T+A+L)ECTSCompulsory/Elective
SBY6202 Seminar 1+0+0 10 Compulsory
Students attend seminars organized by the program and give a seminar themselves
Course CodeCourse Name(T+A+L)ECTSCompulsory/Elective
SBY6204 Proficiency Exam Preparation Course 0+0+0 20 Compulsory
Independent study course to prepare for the doctoral qualifying exam

5. Semester

Course CodeCourse Name(T+A+L)ECTSCompulsory/Elective
SBY6301 Thesis 1 0+0+0 30 Compulsory
Current data for the study to be carried out within the scope of the student-specific thesis topic

6. Semester

Course CodeCourse Name(T+A+L)ECTSCompulsory/Elective
SBY6302 Thesis 2 0+0+0 30 Compulsory
Current data for the study to be carried out within the scope of the student-specific thesis topic

7. Semester

Course CodeCourse Name(T+A+L)ECTSCompulsory/Elective
SBY6401 Thesis 3 0+0+0 30 Compulsory
Current data for the study to be carried out within the scope of the student-specific thesis topic

8. Semester

Course CodeCourse Name(T+A+L)ECTSCompulsory/Elective
SBY6402 Thesis 4 0+0+0 30 Compulsory
Current data for the study to be carried out within the scope of the student-specific thesis topic


Department/Programme Elective Courses


Course CodeCourse Name(T+A+L)ECTS
LEE6001 Advanced Biostatistics 2+0+0 8
Data collection, analysis, use of appropriate statistical techniques and models in health and social fields, interpretation of results
Course CodeCourse Name(T+A+L)ECTS
SBY6001 Advanced Electroneurophysiology 2+2+0 8
Neuromuscular junction physiology, single fiber EMG, macro EMG, motor unit counting, superficial EMG, electrophysiological principles, recording and measurements related to exercise tests and collision techniques, clinical uses, pelvic floor examinations, electrophysiological evaluation of the larynx, near-nerve recording techniques, intraoperative monitoring and heart rate variability analysis will be covered.
Course CodeCourse Name(T+A+L)ECTS
SBY6002 Clinical Neuropharmacology 2+0+0 8
Basic concepts in neuropharmacology, blood-brain barrier, pathophysiology of nervous system diseases and important areas of drug action and neurotransmitters, central nervous system suppressants and stimulants, inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system, neurodegenerative diseases, geriatric pharmacology, extrapyramidal and vestibular system neuropharmacology are within the scope of this course.
Course CodeCourse Name(T+A+L)ECTS
SBY6003 Neurophilosophy 2+0+0 8
Both traditional and contemporary relevance of neuroscientific processes to philosophical problems constitute the general content of the course. In this context, neuroscientific problems and solution research will be discussed in terms of epistemological, ontological and metaphysical analyses of philosophy.
Course CodeCourse Name(T+A+L)ECTS
SBY6004 Clinical Neuropsychology 2+0+0 8
The scope of the course consists of neuropsychological functions and neural mechanisms, neuropsychological testing, evaluation, application and reporting, and discussion of neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric case examples.
Course CodeCourse Name(T+A+L)ECTS
SBY6005 Social Neuroscience 2+0+0 8
This course contains; Introduction,What is Social Cognition?,Neurophysiology,Brain Scannig,Emotion, Perception, Expression, Experience,Stress and Memory,Emotional Problems,Emotions and Decision Making,Reward and punishment,Self and Others,Self regulation,Personal Differences,Perceptional Cues,Prejudice.
Course CodeCourse Name(T+A+L)ECTS
SBY6006 Advanced Topics in Neuroscience 2+0+0 8
In the course, the issues to be considered in the collection of cellular, system and behavioral data from the nervous system, the transfer of these data to the computer environment, their analysis in computer environment and the use of statistical analysis packages are discussed.
Course CodeCourse Name(T+A+L)ECTS
SBY6007 Computational Neuroscience and Human-Computer Interaction 2+2+0 8
Theoretical lectures introducing deep learning algorithms, clinical decision support systems and behavioral neuroscience diseases will be supported by practical computer applications using medical data. A guideline will be defined at the beginning of the semester for scientific research term projects combining the theoretical topics taught and computer applications.
Course CodeCourse Name(T+A+L)ECTS
SBY6008 Programming 2+2+0 8
In this course, expressions, selection statements, loops, arrays, functions and basic data types in C programming language will be examined.
Course CodeCourse Name(T+A+L)ECTS
SBY6009 Neuroimaging 2+0+0 8
An overview of the advantages and disadvantages of different neuroimaging methods will be given and discussed in order to understand what is the background information of neuroimaging methods such as MRI, fMRI, TMS, DTI, etc., which provide the opportunity to examine the neural basis underlying human behavior. In addition, in order to improve the students' ability to conduct independent research, basic analyzes will be made after sample data sets collected by different methods are passed through the preprocessing stages
Course CodeCourse Name(T+A+L)ECTS
SBY6010 Affective Neuroscience 2+0+0 8
This course covers the fundamentals of neural, cognitive and experiential basis of emotions. Building up on cellular and animal work towards human neuroscience, experimental work and clinical studies, major aspects of emotion science are covered.
Course CodeCourse Name(T+A+L)ECTS
SBY6011 Neurobiochemistry and Psychopharmacology 2+0+0 8
Structures and functions of biomolecules, structure of neurotransmitters, receptors, energy metabolism in the brain, lipids
Course CodeCourse Name(T+A+L)ECTS
SBY6012 Learning and Memory 2+0+0 8
This course includes physiology of learning and memory, experimental studies, implicit and explicit memory properties, long-term memory, synaptic plasticity and experimental models.
Course CodeCourse Name(T+A+L)ECTS
SBY6013 Language and Informatics 2+0+0 8
This course provides a general introduction to the 'Principles and Modifiers' theory proposed by Noam Chomsky and other researchers in the 1980s, and focuses on the problem of how the process of the child's mother tongue acquisition is treated within this model. The study of the syntax of natural languages within the framework of 'Principles and Modifiers' theory (or any other formal linguistic theory) is important for Cognitive Science because the main purpose of these theories is to present formally a set of knowledge that resides in the human mind. Our starting assumption is that speakers' knowledge of their native language has operational commonalities with other cognitive processes in the mind.
Course CodeCourse Name(T+A+L)ECTS
SBY6014 Animal Models in Neuroscience 2+2+0 8
Sterotaxic applications, chronic stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, autism models
Course CodeCourse Name(T+A+L)ECTS
SBY6015 Dependency 2+0+0 8
In this course, addictive substances and their effects, behavioral addiction, addiction diagnostic criteria, addiction cycle, preventive techniques will be discussed.
Course CodeCourse Name(T+A+L)ECTS
SBY6016 Neuropathology 2+0+0 8
This course includes; Nervous system physiopathology, changes in cognitive systems, cerebral hemodynamics and motor functions, central and peripheral nervous system and neuromuscular junction disorders, schizophrenia, mood disorders and anxiety disorders.
Course CodeCourse Name(T+A+L)ECTS
SBY6017 Molecular Neurogenetics 2+0+0 8
In this course, the interaction of the physiological properties of the neuron and its genetic properties and their effects on cognitive functions will be discussed comprehensively.
Course CodeCourse Name(T+A+L)ECTS
SBY6018 Neuro-Linguistic 2+0+0 8
Cognitive neuroscience research studies language processing in line with research on language and the brain, including brain imaging techniques, speech perception, word recognition, reading and discourse processing, production, language acquisition and bilingualism.
Course CodeCourse Name(T+A+L)ECTS
SBY6019 Genes and Behavior 2+0+0 8
The problem of heredity or environment in behavioral science Effects of Genes and Environment on Personality Thrill-seeking gene and genetics Genetic factors in obesity and eating disorders Health Psychology and genetics in aging Heredity dimension of learning/memory and intelligence The genetics of schizophrenic behavior Genetic components of mood disorders and anxiety Genetic predisposition markers in hyperactivity and attention deficit Autism as a neurodevelopmental disorder and possible genetic markers Markers of genetic predisposition in criminal behavior.
Course CodeCourse Name(T+A+L)ECTS
SBY6021 Laboratory Applications in Neuroscience 1+2+ 8