Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
This three-credit course will focus on neuropsychopharmacology - the interdisciplinary science related to psychopharmacology (the study of the effects of drugs on the mind) and fundamental neuroscience. Topics covered will include: pain, sleep, anesthetics, hallucinogens, mood disorders, and substance use disorders. The focus will be on understanding drug mechanisms within the context of the cell, circuit, and whole organism. Lectures will be delivered by leaders in the area of neuropsychopharmacology, and will include both basic and clinical scientists across faculties at the University of Alberta. Prerequisite: Consent of the Department.