Role of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Neuropsychiatric Disorders

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Description: An in-depth review of physiological aspects of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (AChRs), its involvement in neuropsychiatric (depression, drug addiction) neurological (Alzheimer's disease), and non-neurological (inflammation) diseases, and as targets for pharmacotherapy. This course is designed to emphasize self-learning and team-learning in the form of student seminars to address new pharmacological and neurological evidence supporting novel pharmacotherapies.