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. Usowicz |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
PHAR20001 Principles of Pharmacology 2A PHAR20002 Principles of Pharmacology 2B |
Co-requisites |
20 cp Concepts and Skills (pharmacology) 20 cp Pharmacology of ion channels and synaptic transmission 20 cp Receptor signalling and non-drug therapies 40 cp Pharmacology Introduction to Industrial study (MSci) 80 cp Pharmacology Industrial Study (MSci) 40 cp Pharmacology Research project (BSc/BSc with SiI) 40 cp Pharmacology Research proposal (MSci) |
School/department | School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience |
Faculty | Faculty of Life Sciences |
Students study advanced topics covering the pharmacology of the main neurotransmitters and neuromodulators in the central nervous system. Lectures cover the roles that the different transmitters and their receptors play in pain, drug addiction, and psychiatric disorders, as well as the fundamental mechanisms of drugs used clinically to alleviate these conditions.
Lectures
The unit will be assessed through an in-course essay (1000 words) (10%) and one 3 hour examination in May/June (90%).
Reviews and primary articles from the current scientific literature.