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| PSYC1030-2 | Experimental Psychopharmacology | |||||
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| Duration : | 30h Th | |||||
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| Holder(s) : | Ezio Tirelli | |||||
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| Course contents : | Experimental principles in preclinical and clinical research in psychopharmacology; cognitive and behavioural effects of psychotropic drugs; the main theories and models of addiction; opiates; nicotine and caffeine; cocaine, amphetamine and ecstasy; alcohol; marijuana and cannabinoids; hallucinogens; anxiolytic drugs; antidepressant drugs; antipsychotic drugs; inhalants; other psychotropic drugs. | |||||
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| Course objective : | Understanding of the contribution of experimental psychopharmacology to the understanding of human behavior. | |||||
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| Prerequisites : | Basic knowledge in cellular neurobiology and experimental and cognitive psychology. | |||||
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| Workshops : | No practicals in the official cursus. | |||||
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| Organization : | Ex catedra+seminars+written report | |||||
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| Written notes : | -Meyer JS, Quenzer LF.Psychopharmacology: Drugs, the brain, and behavior. Sinauer 2005. -Two or three chapters taken from other handbooks. | |||||
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| Assessment : | The participation by the student in the seminar and the written report are évaluated separately. | |||||
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| Contacts : | idem | |||||
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| Remarks : | None. | |||||
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ULg : Students and Studies Administration - Academic Affairs
Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 18/05/2007
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