NEUROSCIENCE AND NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

NEUROSCIENCE AND NEUROPHARMACOLOGY
Course Code
BM 3502
Credit Points
15
Course Coordinator
Dr D Scott

Pre-requisites

BM 3006

Notes

(i) This core course is a requirement for students in the Physiology, Pharmacology, Neuroscience and Options A, B, D and E of the Biomedical Sciences programmes. It is not normally required for students taking the Sports Science programme.
(ii) The practical work required in this course may pose difficulties to students with some disabilities. If this arises alternative arrangements will be made. Any student wishing to discuss this further should contact the School Disability Co-ordinator.

Overview

The course will include lectures on functional neuroanatomy, autonomic and neuromuscular pharmacology, neuropharmacology to include functional aspects of excitatory and inhibitory amino acids, monoamines, peptides and nitric oxide. Also to include pain, opioids and narcotic analgesics and drugs depressing CNS function.

Structure

6 week course, Thread I - 4 one-hour lectures per week, 2 three-hour data-handling practicals over 6 weeks.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 ninety-minute written examination paper (70%) and in-course assessment - essayv and practicals (30%).