Carleton University · NEUR 3204

Neuropharmacology

Credits : 0.5 creditReference year : 2026-27

Description

Overview of chemical neurotransmission and key neurotransmitter systems. A description of licit and illicit drugs covering topics that range from historical perspectives to pharmacology to mechanisms of action in the brain. Discussion of neurochemical basis of psychiatric diseases including anxiety, depression and schizophrenia.

Prerequisites

  • Prerequisite(s): NEUR 2200 or NEUR 2201 .

Conditions and arrangements

  • Precludes additional credit for Precludes additional credit for PSYC 3204 (no longer offered).
  • Prerequisite(s): NEUR 2200 or NEUR 2201 .
  • Lectures and seminars three hours a week.
Reference text in its original language

Overview of chemical neurotransmission and key neurotransmitter systems. A description of licit and illicit drugs covering topics that range from historical perspectives to pharmacology to mechanisms of action in the brain. Discussion of neurochemical basis of psychiatric diseases including anxiety, depression and schizophrenia.

  • Prerequisite(s): NEUR 2200 or NEUR 2201 .
  • Precludes additional credit for Precludes additional credit for PSYC 3204 (no longer offered).
  • Lectures and seminars three hours a week.

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