Type of Credit: Elective
Credit(s)
Number of Students
The neuropharmacology course will discuss the drug-induced changes in functioning of the nervous system. The specific focus of this course will be to provide a description of the cellular and molecular actions of drugs on synaptic transmission. This course will also refer to specific diseases of the nervous system and their treatment in addition to giving an overview of the techniques used for the study of neuropharmacology.
能力項目說明
1. Provide an overview of neurotransmitter systems in the nerve system and their putative functional roles;
2. Use examples of psychotomimetic and psychotropic drugs to discuss the biochemical basis of mood and behavior
3. Describe the various techniques used to study CNS disorders
4. Describe the treatments used in these disorders, their efficacy and side-effects
| 教學週次Course Week | 彈性補充教學週次Flexible Supplemental Instruction Week | 彈性補充教學類別Flexible Supplemental Instruction Type |
|---|---|---|
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週次 |
課程內容與指定閱讀 |
教學活動與課前、課後作業 |
學生學習投入時間 （含課堂教學時數） |
|
一 |
Introduction: Principles of neurobiology |
Lecture |
6 |
|
二 |
Concept of neurotransmitter systems and signaling transduction |
Lecture |
6 |
|
三 |
Adrenergic agonists and antagonists |
Lecture and Discussion |
6 |
|
四 |
Techniques in neuropharmacology |
Lecture and Homework |
6 |
|
五 |
Cholinergic agonists and antagonists |
Lecture and Discussion |
6 |
|
六 |
Anticonvulsants and Antiparkinson’s drugs |
Lecture and Discussion |
6 |
|
七 |
校際活動週(停課) |
Homework |
6 |
|
八 |
Autacoids and antagonists |
Lecture |
6 |
|
九 |
Midterm evaluation |
test |
6 |
|
十 |
Drug abuse and addiction |
Lecture and Discussion |
6 |
|
十一 |
Antipsychotics and antidepressants |
Lecture and Discussion |
6 |
|
十二 |
Animal models of psychiatric disorders |
Lecture and Discussion |
6 |
|
十三 |
Analgesia and anesthesia |
Lecture |
6 |
|
十四 |
彈性補充教學 (收尋藥物濫用資訊自我學習) |
Report |
6 |
|
十五 |
Hypnotics & anxiolytics |
Lecture and Discussion |
6 |
|
十六 |
Neuronal immunology |
Lecture and Discussion |
6 |
|
十七 |
Literature discussion |
Discussion |
6 |
|
十八 |
Final evaluation彈性補充教學 |
Report |
3 |
Regular class participation: 25%.
Paper presentation: 25%.
Midterm and final exam: 50%.
授課教師之隨堂講義
Lippincott’s illustrated Review: Pharmacology
The biochemical basis of neuropharmacology 8th, oxford Univ Press, 2003
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