Unit name | Pharmacology of the Nervous System |
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Unit code | PHPH30004 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Dr. Dodson |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
PHPH20011 Principles of Pharmacology 2A |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience |
Faculty | Faculty of Life Sciences |
Lectures discuss current and future treatments for a number of important diseases of the nervous systems including neurodegenerative conditions, psychiatric disorders and the neural control of breathing. Students study advanced topics covering the pharmacology of key neurotransmitter and neuromodulatory systems as well as the fundamental mechanisms of drugs used clinically to alleviate these conditions. The unit also considers the limitations associated with current treatments and how the latest research is being used to develop new medicines.
Lectures
The unit will be assessed through an in-course experiment design, figure interpretation or data handling question (10%) and one 3 hour examination in May/June (90%).
Reviews and primary articles from the current scientific literature.