Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences · Molecular Biology and Genetics (English 30%) · Undergraduate
Course Objective
1. To enable the students to learn the basic concepts of neurobiology
2. To explain the cellular and molecular structures of the nervous system
3. To learn the molecular mechanisms of synaptic transmission.
Course Content
This course includes the general organization principles of the nervous system and the neurons, brain physiology and introduction to neural circuits, the nervous system and its properties, ion channels that create membrane potential, the passive and active electrical properties, the synaptic transmission to neural cells and muscles, the neurotransmitters and their release.
Required Resources
Principles of Neurobiology, Liqun Luo, Garland Science, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, 2016
Recommended Resources
1. Medical Neurobiology, 2nd edition, Peggy Mason, Oxford University Press, 2017.
2. Fundamental Neuroscience, 1st Edition, Ed: Michael J. Zigmond, Floyd E. Bloom et al., Elsevier, 2008.
Explanations
Midterm %40
Final Exam %60
Rules
All students are required to attend 70% of the theoretical course.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Learn the general parts of the nervous system
- Comprehend the cellular components of the nerve tissue
- Have information about membrane channels and signals and the action potential
- Understand the neurotransmitters and their receptors
- Learn the development of the nervous system, and motor and regulatory systems
- Have knowledge about memory and learning, and about nervous system diseases
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Midterm | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Practice | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The mechanism of the Nervous System | Lesson materials will be shared |
| 2 | Cellular Components of the Nerve Tissue | Lesson materials will be shared |
| 3 | Nerve Conduction and Behavior | Lesson materials will be shared |
| 4 | Membrane Channels and Signals | Lesson materials will be shared |
| 5 | Action Potential | Lesson materials will be shared |
| 6 | Neurotransmitters | Lesson materials will be shared |
| 7 | Neurotransmitters and Receptors | Lesson materials will be shared |
| 8 | Midterm | Midterm |
| 9 | Neurotransmitter release | Lesson materials will be shared |
| 10 | Brain energy metabolism | Lesson materials will be shared |
| 11 | The development of the nervous system | Lesson materials will be shared |
| 12 | Nervous System Diseases I | Lesson materials will be shared |
| 13 | Nervous System Diseases II | Lesson materials will be shared |
| 14 | Memory and Learning | Lesson materials will be shared |
| 15 | Neural Connections | Lesson materials will be shared |
| 16 | Final Examination | Final Examination |