NEUROBIOPHYSICAL CONCEPTS

GTT506

Course Code: GTT506
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

In this course, the student will comprehend the basic mechanism of neural conduction that forms the basis of information transmission in living things. For this purpose, they will figure out the basic principles of electricity available in the living cell, understand the concepts of membrane potential, action potential, grasp the transmission mechanism in the nerve, and learn potential recording methods from tissues. In addition they will also cover the basic properties of the rays in the electromagnetic wave spectrum, and their interactions with biological matter, and the basic principles of their use in diagnostic and therapeutic applications in medicine.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Galvanisspark in theconcept of animalElectricityanditsdevelopmentprogress (history)
2^nd Week	Systemconcept, SI units, Transport laws-Negative-positivefeedbackandPhysiologicalcontrol
3^rd Week	Basic Concepts of MolecularBiophysics
4^th Week	Formation of Membranepotential
5^th Week	MembranePotentialChanges-Action Potentials
6^th Week	Basic electricalconceptsandBioinstrumentation
7^th Week	Membraneand Channel currents, Channel kinetics
8^th Week	MidtermExam
9^th Week	Bioelectrical Measurement and Observation Tools
10^th Week	CompoundAction Potential; Potentials in Volume Conductors;
11^th Week	ElectricCurrents, BiologicalEffectsandSafety
12^th Week	Biophysical Fundamentals of Radiation
13^th Week	Fundamentals of MedicalImagingMethods
14^th Week	An overview

Recommended or Required Reading

1- Biyofizik, Prof. Dr. Ferit Pehlivan, Onuncu Baskı, Pelikan Yayınevi Ltd. Şti., Ankara, 2019.
2- Human Physiology.Fox, Eighth Edition, TheMcGraw?HillCompaniesInc, 2003.
3- Galvani?sSpark: TheStory of theNerveImpulse. A.J. McComas. Oxford UniversityPress. 2011.
4- Foundation of Cellular Neurophysiology. D. Johnstonand S. Miao-Sin Wu. The MIT Press, Cambridge, 1997.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	12	1	12
Preparation for Final exam	1	25	25
Course hours	15	2	30
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	10	10
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework
Total Work Load			80
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			2.66
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1
K2
K3				X
K4
K5