PSYC 383

Students explore the basics of psychopharmacology, with an emphasis on understanding the effects of psychoactive drugs on neural communication and behaviour. Topics include neurotransmission, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, the relationship between neurotransmitters and behaviour, experimental analysis of psychoactive drugs in humans and animals, and the social and cognitive context of psychoactive drug effects. -- Prerequisite -- PSYC 280 and one of the following: CRIM 220, KIN 301, POSC 300, PSYC 202, or SOC 255/MACS 255 (formerly offered as ANTH 255). -- Corequisite -- None. -- Pre or Corequisite -- None. Section information text: This section has in-person midterm and final exams.