Psychopharmacology

Catalog description

This course surveys the field of psychopharmacology with particular attention being paid to functional neuoranatomy, the important role of behavioral science, and the neuropharmacology of normal/ abnormal behaviors. Numerous research strategies are examined, including dose-response functions, therapeutic indices, routes of administration, and pharmacological/behavioral models of clinical conditions. Offered alternating years. (Credit cannot be earned for both NEUR 339 and PSYC 339.)