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This elective unit will focus on neuropsychopharmacology as a tool for characterizing brain pathways and as a treatment for brain disorders. Students will be introduced to basic principles of pharmacology governing drug binding and metabolism that underlie the rationale for drug design. Links between brain circuitry and phenomenology of various brain disorders including chronic pain, anxiety and motorn neuron disease will be examined to provide a rationale for chosen drug targets. Students will also examine the relationship between dosage, specificity and negative side effects of such drugs. There will be the opportunity critically to examine current directions in neuropharmacology research, the role of the pharmaceutical industry, potential new pathways for future drug design and drug policy.
Study level | Postgraduate |
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Academic unit | Brain and Mind Science |
Credit points | 6 |
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Semester 1 2024
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Block mode | Mallett Street, Sydney |
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Semester 1 2024
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Online | Mallett Street, Sydney |
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Semester 1 2020
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Block mode | Mallett Street, Sydney |
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Semester 1 2021
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Block mode | Mallett Street, Sydney |
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Semester 1 2021
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Block mode | Remote |
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Semester 1 2022
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Block mode | Mallett Street, Sydney |
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Semester 1 2022
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Block mode | Remote |
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Semester 1 2023
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Block mode | Mallett Street, Sydney |
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Semester 1 2023
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Online | Mallett Street, Sydney |
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