GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

ADVANCED NEUROPHYSIOLOGY/FZT-4090

COURSE INFORMATION

-- (CATALOG CONTENT)

-- (TEXTBOOK)

-- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)

-- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- COURSE OBJECTIVES

-- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

Knowledge of the physiology of the central nervous system
Knowledge of the physiology of the peripheral nervous system

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face

--WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week	The central nervous system (CNS) CNS integrative functions of the basic anatomy-physiological
2. Week	Motor cortex and the pyramidal system
3. Week	The brain stem, reticular activating system
4. Week	Basal ganglia, direct and indirect ways of basal ganglia, auto body movements
5. Week	Pathophysiology of diseases of the basal ganglia
6. Week	Cerebellum, physiological anatomy of the cerebellum, the cerebellum neural connections
7. Week	The limbic system of the brain instinctively and behavioral activity of hypothalamus, thalamus
8. Week	Pathways through the brainstem, extrapyramidal system
9. Week	Motor functions, the level of the spinal cord, reflex
10. Week	Spinal cord lesions, spinal shock, upper and lower motor neuron diseases
11. Week	Skin senses, deep and visceral sensations senses: touch, proprioception, pain, and temperature senses
12. Week	The dorsal-kolumnal roads, pain pathways
13. Week	Consciousness, alertness and sleep
14. Week	Norogenesis
15. Week	Plasticity
16. Week	Motor learning and memory

-- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS

-- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

	Quantity	Total Weighting (%)
Midterm Exams	1	50
Assignment	0	0
Application	0	0
Projects	0	0
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0

Percent of In-term Studies		50
Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score		50

-- WORKLOAD

Activity	Total Number of Weeks	Duration (weekly hour)	Total Period Work Load
Weekly Theoretical Course Hours	16	2	32
Weekly Tutorial Hours			0
Reading Tasks	16	2	32
Searching in Internet and Library	16	2	32
Material Design and Implementation			0
Report Preparing			0
Preparing a Presentation	1	15	15
Presentation	1	10	10
Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam	1	10	10
Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam	1	10	10
Other (should be emphasized)			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			141
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			5.64
Course Credit (ECTS):			6

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

(Prof. Nevin A. GÜZEL)

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/natalay)

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(natalay@gazi.edu.tr)

Gazi University