Neuropharmacology

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This course introduces basic principles of human neuropharmacology, with primary emphasis on drugs active in the central nervous system. PHARM 561 Neuropharmacology (2) This course covers the use of pharmacotherapies to treat a variety of neuropsychiatric disorders and other disorders of central nervous system function. Discussion includes: 1) normal neurophysiology; 2) the neuropathology of common disorders; 3) mechanisms of action of drugs affecting the central nervous system and of drugs used to treat disorders of this system; 4) the experimental bases for our knowledge of the actions of these drugs; 5) animal models useful for drug discovery; and 6) the mechanisms underlying drugs of abuse.