NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ( PSYCH 454 or ZOOLOGY/PSYCH 523 ) and BOTANY/BIOLOGY/ZOOLOGY 152 , PSYCH 225 , or ( BIOCORE 383 and 384 ) Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness Breadth - Biological Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand the strengths and limitations of the primary methods used in neuropharmacology. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Understand the basic principles of drug action as applied to neurotransmitters. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify the major neurotransmitter systems, including the location of the synthesizing neurons, and the different receptors and their second messengers for a given neurotransmitter. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Recognize evidence arguing for specific behavioral actions of select neurotransmitter systems and the limitations associated with this evidence. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Think critically about data and hypotheses related to neurotransmitter regulation of behavior. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Develop/refine skills for efficiently extracting key information from technical literature. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand the strengths and limitations of the primary methods used in neuropharmacology. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Understand the basic principles of drug action as applied to neurotransmitters. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify the major neurotransmitter systems, including the location of the synthesizing neurons, and the different receptors and their second messengers for a given neurotransmitter. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Recognize evidence arguing for specific behavioral actions of select neurotransmitter systems and the limitations associated with this evidence. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Think critically about data and hypotheses related to neurotransmitter regulation of behavior. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Develop/refine skills for efficiently extracting key information from technical literature. Audience: Undergraduate