Duration
10h Th
Number of credits
| Master in biomedicine (120 ECTS) | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The main purpose of this course is to provide students with the molecular mechanisms shared by the addictive disorders (neuro-anatomy of the reward circuits of the brain, molecular, genomic and structural adaptation linked to addiction).
We also review the main addictive substances on a pharmacological, epidemiolocal, clinical and theapeutic point of view.
Alcohol dependance is more precisely studied under its genetic, clinical and therapeutic specificities.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The objective is to give the student a general overview of the common neurobiological mechanisms shared by the main addictions. Key-informations about the main addictive substances is a secondary objective of this course.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Ex cathedra courses with Powerpoint support.Key articles provided
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Recommended or required readings
Powerpoint presentationKey-articles :
- Bowirrat, A., & Oscar-Berman, M. (2005). Relationship between dopaminergic neurotransmission, alcoholism, and Reward Deficiency syndrome. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet(1), 29-37.
- De Witte, P., Pinto, E., Ansseau, M., & Verbanck, P. (2003). Alcohol and withdrawal : from animal research to clinical issues. Neurosci Biobehav R(27 ), 189-197.
- Koob, G. F., & Le Moal, M. (1997). Drug Abuse: Hedonic Homeostatic Dysregulation. Science, 278(5335), 52-58.
- Young, R. M., Lawford, B. R., Nutting, A., & Noble, E. P. (2004). Advances in molecular genetics and the prevention and treatment of substance misuse: Implications of association studies of the A1 allele of the D2 dopamine receptor gene. Addictive Behaviors, 29(7), 1275-1294.
- Cooper, S., Robison,A.J., Mazei-Robison,M.S. (2017). Reward circuitry in Addiction. Neurotherapeutics 14(3),687-697
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Any session :
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )
- Remote
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
Multiple choices questionnaire
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
epinto@uliege.be