Medical Doctor - Ege 

Doctor of Philosophy - UNSW 

I studied medicine at Ege (Aegean) University, which is located in another coastal city,
Izmir (Smyrna), in Turkey. After graduating with high distinction average in 1982, I
worked as a general practitioner for four years to fulfil the Compulsory Government
Service and the National Service. 

In 1987 I moved to Sydney and commenced my doctoral study in neurophysiology at the
School of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of NSW. During this period I worked on
animal models and investigated the functional organisation of cortical somatosensory
areas I and II. In 19991, prior to completion of my degree, I took up a lectureship
position at the School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sydney and subsequently
received my PhD in 1992. 

At the University of Sydney I taught neurophysiology, as well as other biomedical topics,
to students enrolled in various health science programs. I also established a
sensorimotor research laboratory and concentrated on studies in clinical neurophysiology.
During my research career I also worked as a visiting research fellow at the Institute of
Neurology, London, UK and the Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Ege University
Medical School, Turkey, and established collaborative links. I became senior lecturer in
1996 and Head of School of Biomedical Sciences in 2002; position I held until I joined
Bond University in July 2005. 

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS 

Studies conducted in collaboration with national and international groups at Sydney,
Western Sydney and Ege universities. 

Current studies include the magnetic stimulation of the brain to determine the effects of
stroke on the sensorimotor system, effects of magnetic stimulation on tactile and motor
functions, alteration of sensorimotor functions during sexual arousal in normal and
erectile dysfunction conditions, and the plasticity and reorganisation in the brain of
diabetic amputees.

Articles

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Effects of sexual arousal on vibrotactile detection thresholds in aged men with and without erectile dysfunction (with Chuanshu Jiao, Peter K. Knight, Patricia Weerakoon, and Brett D. McCann), Health Sciences & Medicine papers (2008)

Background: Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common problem in ageing men. Abnormalities in sexual arousal...

 

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Suppression of vibrotactile discrimination by transcranial magnetic stimulation of primary somatosensory cortex (with J. W. Morley, R. M. Vickery, and M. Stuart), Health Sciences & Medicine papers (2007)

We employed transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) over the primary somatosensory cortex (SI) in human subjects...

 

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Alterations in grip strength during male sexual arousal (with Chuanshu Jiao, Patricia Weerakoon, and Peter K. Knight), Health Sciences & Medicine papers (2006)

Although it is known that alterations in grip strength occur under a number of conditions,...

 

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Effects of aging on vibration detection thresholds at various body regions (with Meg Stuart, Jacqueline Shaw, Natalie Walsh, and Vincent Nguyen), BMC geriatrics (2003)

Background
The ability to detect sinusoidal vibrations on the skin surface is dependent on...