Study Programmes 2016-2017
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WARNING : 2015-2016 version of the course specifications
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| PSYC1030-2 | ||||||||
| Experimental psychopharmacology | ||||||||
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Duration :
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| 30h Th | ||||||||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Ezio Tirelli | ||||||||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language | ||||||||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester | ||||||||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||||||||
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Learning unit contents :
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| -Notion of psychoactive drug/substance -Principles of preclinical experimentation (typical variables). -Measures and measurement in psychopharmacology -Neurotransmitters et their receptors as a target for the psychoactive drugs -Classification of psychoactive drugs based on the psychological or the neurobiological effects of psychoactive drugs -Main categories of psychopharmacological investigations and experiments (subfields) -Particular topics (placebo/nocebo; ontogenesis; addicition, real scientific value of certain psychiatric drugs...) | ||||||||
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Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
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| Understanding the contribution of experimental psychopharmacology to the knowledge of the human behaviour | ||||||||
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| Biopsychology, physiology, experimental psychology, cognitive psychology, psychostatistical analysis | ||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| See contents | ||||||||
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Ex cathedra
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Oral presentation performed by the students
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Written report (essay)
To be decided with the students |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Meyer JS, Quenzer LF. (2005; 2013) Psychopharmacology: Drugs, the brain, and behavior. Sinauer.
Spiegel R. (2003) Psychopharmacology. An introduction. Fourth edition. John Wiley & Sons. Irving Kirsch (2010) The emperor's new drugs. Exploding the antidepressant myth, New York: Basic Books. Study notes and course outlines will be provided by the teacher |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| -Oral or written examination OR written report and oral presentation | ||||||||
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Work placement(s) :
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| Laboratory work/internship is possible separately | ||||||||
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Organizational remarks :
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| None | ||||||||
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Contacts :
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| phone: 04 3662018 / 16 (building 32) ezio.tirelli@ulg.ac.be | ||||||||