Psychology (PSYC) - Neuropharmacology
PSYC 3506 Neuropharmacology
Prerequisites:
PSYC 2605
Hours:
Three hours of lecture per week for one term.
Credits:
3
Description:
Students examine and discuss aspects of the drug-induced changes in the functioning of the nervous system. Emphasis is placed on providing a description of the cellular and molecular actions of drugs on synaptic transmission using a translational approach from genes to behaviour with reference to specific diseases/conditions. Students are also introduced to the use of Bioinformatic tools and their application to the study of neuroscience is also given. This course may be credited towards Science.