PSYC 339 - Psychopharmacology

3 cr.

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.)