Drugs and the Brain

Drugs and the Brain

Cours
en
Anglais
40 h
Ce contenu est noté 4.5 sur 5
Source
  • Sur www.coursera.org
Conditions
  • À son rythme
  • Accès libre
  • Certificat payant
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  • 10 séquences
  • Niveau Introductif

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Détails du cours

Déroulé

Week 1. Beginning 4 January 2014

Introduction and summary of the course. What is a drug? Types of drug molecules. Drug entry into nervous system. Drug receptors. Introduction to mammalian brains. Botulinum toxin. Origin of the resting potential. Electrophysiology.

Week 2. Beginning 11 January

Drugs activate ion channels. Drugs block ion channels. Drugs activate and block G protein pathways.

Week 3. Beginning 18 January

Drugs block neurotransmitter transporters. Pharmacokinetics. Recreational drugs

Week 4. Beginning 25 January

Drug addiction and Drug abuse.Nicotine Addiction.Opiate Addiction.

Week 5. Beginning 1 February

Drugs for neurodegenerative diseases: Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease.

Week 6. Beginning 8 February

Drugs for epilepsy and migraine. Drugs for anxiety.

Week 7.Beginning 15 February

Drugs for psychiatric diseases: Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia. Prospects for better drugs.


Prérequis

Aucun.

Intervenants

Henry A. Lester, PhD
Bren Professor
Division of Biology and Biological Engineering

Éditeur

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