Certificate in Neuroscience - Neuropharmacology
PSYC 3506 Neuropharmacology
Prerequisites:
PSYC 2605
Hours:
Three hours of lecture per week for one term.
Credits:
3
Description:
Students evaluate various psychoactive drugs and explore their effects on neural function. Social and historical issues relating to drug use are examined but the emphasis is on current issues in the biochemical and neural bases of psychopharmacology. Students learn about pharmacological tools in neuroscience research and explore the clinical issues of drug dependence and abuse. This course may be credited towards Science.