Fall 2022

Psychopharmacology

Listed in: Psychology, as PSYC-325

Faculty

Sarah M. Turgeon (Section 01)

Description

In this course we will examine the ways in which drugs act on the brain to alter behavior. We will review basic principles of brain function and mechanisms of drug action in the brain. We will discuss a variety of legal and illegal recreational drugs as well as the use of psychotherapeutic drugs to treat mental illness. Examples from the primary scientific literature will demonstrate the various methods used to investigate mechanisms of drug action, the biological and behavioral consequences of drug use, and the nature of efforts to prevent or treat drug abuse.Requisite: PSYC 212 or PSYC/NEUR 226, or consent of the instructor. Limited to 40 students. Fall semester. Professor Turgeon.

PSYC 325 - LEC

Section 01
M 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
W 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
F 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.

ISBN Title Publisher Author(s) Comment Book Store Price
Psychopharmacology Sinauer, 3rd ed. Meyer and Quenzer Amherst Books TBD

These books are available locally at Amherst Books.

Offerings

Other years: Offered in Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023