NSCI 325 - Neuropharmacology

Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 3 Hours
Attribute: 3 NS

This principals of synaptic transmission and signal transduction are reviewed to better understand the ways in which drugs act in the central nervous system and how drugs influence behavior. A neural systems approach, rather than a pharmacological approach to drugs, is emphasized. Topics such as addiction, drugs and mental illness, drug effects on learning, sleep, pain, and weight control will be covered. Enrollment Limit: 25.
Instructor: D. Smith
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: NSCI 201 or 204 or consent of the instructor.
Note: Neuroscience, Biopsychology and Psychology majors given priority.