Sinan Canan

Born in Ankara in 1972, I have spent my life exploring the intricacies of the human mind and body.

With a passion for chaos theory, complexity, fractals, and the patterns of nature, I’ve dedicated myself to translating scientific insights into practical knowledge for the public. Through AçıkBeyin and the “Human Operation Manual” (HOM) framework, my goal is to share the scientific underpinnings of thriving in the modern world with the general public.

• Young Investigator Second Prize
  Turkish Society of Physiological Sciences
  "Spectrum Analysis of Epileptiform Activity Induced by Penicillin" (S. Canan, C. Marangoz)
  Presented at the 28th National Congress of the Turkish Physiological Society, September 24-27, 2002, Izmir, Turkey.
• Strategic Vision Award
  TASAM (Turkish Asian Center for Strategic Studies)
  Awarded for contributions as a scientist with a strategic vision (2016).
• Owl Award – Knowledge Friendly Owl Jury Special Award
  TÜAD (Turkish Researchers' Association), 2016

• Ondokuz Mayıs University, Faculty of Medicine: Laboratory Supervisor and Teaching AssistantPractical sessions in Histology-Embryology and Physiology for Year II medical students
  
• Ondokuz Mayıs University, Vocational School of Health Services: Lecturer for Histology-Embryology and Physiology courses
  
• Ondokuz Mayıs University, Faculty of Dentistry: Laboratory Supervisor and Teaching AssistantPractical sessions and lectures in Physiology
  
• Başkent University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology: Lecturer for Year I-II medical students and various Health Sciences departments (Nutrition and Dietetics, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Nursing and Health Services), as well as Dentistry courses covering topics such as Neurophysiology, Digestive Physiology, Excretory Physiology, Respiratory Physiology, Cellular Physiology, Bioelectric Potentials, Sensory Physiology, and Special Senses
  
• Middle East Technical University, Institute of Bioinformatics: Lecturer for postgraduate courses in Basic Neurophysiology and Stereology
  
• Fatih University, Faculty of Medicine: Lecturer for Respiratory System Physiology (2010-2011 academic year)
  
• Atatürk University, Faculty of Medicine: Lecturer in Neurophysiology (2011-2013)
  
• Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Faculty of Health Sciences: Lecturer for Nursing courses (2011-2015)
  
• Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Faculty of Medicine: Lecturer for Physiology courses in English (2011-2015)
  
• Üsküdar University, Department of Psychology: Lecturer for courses in Psychology, delivered in both English and Turkish (2016-2022)
  

• Kimsenin Bilemeyeceği Şeyler (Things No One Can Know)
• Değişen Be(y)nim (My Changing Self)
• Unutulacak Şeyler (Things to Be Forgotten)
• Beynin Sırları (The Secrets of the Brain)
• Dijital Dünyada İnsan Kalmak (Staying Human in the Digital World)
• Kendimi Keşfediyorum (Discovering Myself)
• İFA 1. Kitap: Beden (Human Operation Manual, Book 1: The Body)
• İFA 2. Kitap: İlişkiler ve Stres (HOM, Book 2: Relationships and Stress)
• İFA 3. Kitap: Sınırları Aşmak (HOM, Book 3: Breaking Boundaries)
• Soruyorum 1: Kadınlar, Erkekler, Cinslikler ve Cinsellikler (Asking Questions 1: Women, Men, Genders, and Sexualities)
• İFA – İnsanın Fabrika Ayarları (HOM), Expanded New Edition

• Founding Member and Board Member
  Turkish Society of Stereology (1998 – Present)
• Member
  Neuroendocrinology Society (2010 – Present)

1. Şahin, B., Aslan, H., Ünal, B., Canan, S., Bilgiç, S., Kaplan, S., Tümkaya, L., (2001) Brain volumes of the lamb, rat and bird do not show hemispheric asymmetry: a stereological study. Image Analysis and Stereology. 20: 9-13.

2. Kaplan, S., Canan, S., Aslan, H., Ünal, B., Şahin. B. (2001) A simple technique to measure the movements of the microscope stage along the x and y axes for stereological methods. Journal of Microscopy. 203(3): 321-325.

3. Canan, S., Pakkenberg, B., Kaplan, S., Aslan H. (2002) A stereological investigation on the effects of forebrain ischemia on hippocampal neuron number in chick. Neuroscience Research Communications, 30(1): 27-33.

4. Şahin, B., Aslan, H., Canan, S., Kaplan, S., Unal, B., Odacı E. (2002) A stereological estimation of total neuron number and volume of the hippocampus at one and seven day-old chicks. Neuroscience Research Communications, 31(1): 29-38.

5. Savaş, H.A., Ünal, B., Erbağcı, H., İnalöz, S., Herken, H., Canan, S., Gümüşburun, E., Zoroğlu, S.S. (2002) Hippocampal volume in schizophrenia and its relationship with risperidone treatment: A stereological study. Neuropsychobiology. 46(2): 61-66.

6. Ünal, B., Bradley, P.M., Şahin, B., Canan, S., Aslan, H., Kaplan, S. (2002) Estimation of Numerical Density and Mean Synaptic Height in Chick Hippocampus 24 and 48 Hours After Passive Avoidance Training. Developmental Brain Research, 136: 135-144.

7. Kaplan, S., Rağbetli, M.Ç., Canan, S., Sahin, B., Marangoz, C. (2003) Numerical density of pyramidal neurons in the hippocampus of 4 and 20 week old male and female rats. Neuroscience Research Communications, 32(1): 37-48.

8. Taşçı, N., Ankaralı, S., Demir, Ş., Canan, S., Marangoz, C. (2003) L-Arginine potentiates monosynaptic and polysynaptic spinal reflexes. Neuroscience Research Communications, 32(3): 161-173.

9. Keskin, M., Akbaş, H., Uysal, O.A., Canan, S., Ayyıldız, E., Ağar, E., Kaplan, S. (2004) Enhancement of nerve regeneration and orientation across a gap by using the nerve graft within vein conduit graft: A functional, stereological, and electro-physiological study. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 113: 1372-1379.

10. Bostancı, Ö., Bağırıcı, F., Canan, S. (2006) A calcium channel blocker flunarizine attenuates the neurotoxic effects of iron. Cell Biol Toxicol. 22: 119–125.

11. Acar M, Karacalar A, Ayyildiz M, Unal B, Canan S, Agar E, Kaplan S. (2008) The effect of autogenous vein grafts on nerve repair with size discrepancy in rats: An electrophysiological and stereological analysis. Brain Research 10;1198:171-81.

12. Canan S, Bozkurt HH, Acar M, Vlamings R, Aktas A, Sahin B, Temel Y, Kaplan S. (2008) An efficient stereological sampling approach for quantitative assessment of nerve regeneration. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology. 34(6):638-49.

13. Canan S, Aktaş A, Ulkay MB, Colakoglu S, Ragbetli MC, Ayyildiz M, Geuna S, Kaplan S. (2008) Prenatal exposure to a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug or saline solution impairs sciatic nerve morphology: a stereological and histological study. Int J Dev Neurosci. 26(7):733-8.

14. Canan S, Ankarali S, Marangoz C. (2008) Detailed spectral profile analysis of penicillin-induced epileptiform activity in anesthetized rats. Epilepsy Res. 82(1):7-14.

15. Gocmen-Mas N., Pelin C., Canan S., Yazici A.C., Zagyapan R., Senan S., Karabekir H.S., Sahin B. (2009) Stereological evaluation of volumetric asymmetry in healthy human cerebellum. Surg Radiol Anat. 31:177-81.

16. Kürkçüoğlu, A., Pelin, C., Canan, S., Zağyapan, R., Şahinoğlu, Z., Özsoy, Ö.P. (2011) A comparison of facial soft tissue thickness in Anatolian pre-pubertal and post-pubertal subjects in relation to different facial patterns. Anatomy (International Journal of Experimental and Clinical Anatomy). 5: pp.7-17.

17. Erbagci, H., Kizilkan, N. Ozbag, D., Erkilic, S. Kervancioglu, P., Canan, S. Gumusburun, E. (2012) Postnatal growth in the rat pineal gland: A stereological study. Anatomia Histologia Embryologia 41(5):353-7. (doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2012.01144.x. Epub 2012 Mar 4)

18. Kaplan, S., Canan, S. Unbiased Stereological Techniques (2012, Editorial) Neuroquantology, Vol 10, No 1, pp: 9-10.

19. Altunkaynak, B.Z., Önger, M.E., Altunkaynak, M.E., Ayrancı, E., Canan, S. (2012) A Brief Introduction to Stereology and Sampling Strategies: Basic Concepts of Stereology. Neuroquantology, Vol 10, No 1, pp: 31-43.

20. Kaplan, S., Odacı, E., Canan, S., Onger, M.E., Aslan, H., Ünal, B. (2012) The Disector Counting Technique. Neuroquantology, Vol 10, No 1, pp: 44-53.21.

21. Kaplan, S., Canan, S., Altunkaynak, M.E., Odaci, E., Aslan, H., Unal, B. (2012) An Unbiased Way to Estimate Total Quantities: The Fractionator Technique. Neuroquantology, Vol 10, No 1, pp 54-65.22.

22.  Elibol-Can, B., Dursun, I., Telkes, I., Kilic, E., Canan, S., Jakubowska-Dogru,E. (2013) Examination of age-dependent effects of fetal ethanol exposure on behavior, hippocampal cell counts, and doublecortin immunoreactivity in rats. Developmental Neurobiology; DOI 10.1002/dneu.22143.

23. Gönül Gürol, Fatih Ekici, Nuray Yazihan, Sinan Canan, Deniz Billur, Şule Bilen (2015) Effect of Apelin on Absence Epilepsy. Acta Physiologica, 215, p21-22.

24. Altan, S., Berberoglu, B., Canan, S., Dane, Ş. (2016) Effects of neurofeedback therapy in healthy young subjects. Clin Invest Med. 1;39(6):27496.

25. N. Gocmen-Mas, O. Kahveci, S. Lafcı Fahrioğlu, N. Okur, S. Canan, O. Özel, S. Karabekir (2017) Volumetric evaluation of temporal bone structures in the cases with bilateral tinnitus: clinical and morphometrical study. Folia Morphol 2018;77(1):57-64 DOI: 10.5603/FM.a2017.0057

26. Altun, G., Kaplan, S., Deniz, O.G., Kocacan, S.E., Canan, S., Davis, D., Marangoz, C. (2017) Protective effects of melatonin and omega-3 on the hippocampus and the cerebellum of adult Wistar albino rats exposed to electromagnetic fields. Journal of Microscopy and Ultrastructure 5:230–241.