Psychopharmacology - Substances and the Brain
Fall & Spring
| 3 credits
| Elective
Majors:
Biology,
Biomedicine,
Health Science,
Neuroscience,
Pre-Medicine,
and
Psychology
This course discusses and analyzes the effects of different drugs (legal and illegal) on the brain, covering neurotransmitters, basic neurobiology, and functional drugs. This course will also touch upon the psychology, sociology, and the misery of addition. This course will focus on the cellular and biochemical effects of substances on the brain, but it will also incorporate sociologiccal elements.
Prerequisites
One year biology and one semester psychology.
Instructors
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Susana Dietrich
Ph.D. (Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal, 2007). M.Sc. (Biotechnology, De Monfort University, 1998). Post-doc positions in immunology and microbiology. With DIS since 2011.
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Jesper T. Andreasen
Ph.D. (Psychopharmacology, University of Copenhagen, 2009). M.Sc. (Psychopharmacology, University of Copenhagen, 2004). Post-doctoral fellow at the Institute of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. With DIS since 2012.
