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Psychology 181Dr. Anagnostaras
Drugs andBehavior
Winter 2008UCSD
http://web.mac.com/sanagnos/Courses/Psyc181.html
Psychology 181: Drugs & Behavior
Instructor: Stephan AnagnostarasOffice: 2503 Mandler Hall (McGill Annex)
Tue 12:30-1:30 pm or by appt
Course email: [email protected]
Psychology 181: Drugs & Behavior
Teaching Assistants:GraduateLaura Mickes ([email protected]) Office hours: Thu 12:30 - 1:30 pm McGill Hall
4321Tristan Shuman ([email protected]) Office hours: Wed 4 - 5 pm McGill 3334UndergraduateEmily Johnson ([email protected]) Office hours: Wed 10 - 11 am, McGill 4321Yvonne Kwan ([email protected]) Office hours: Tue 3:30 - 4:30 pm, Café Espresso
Roma (Price Ctr)Marisa Wagner ([email protected]) Office hours: Tue 10 - 11 am, Café Espresso
Roma (Price Ctr)
AS Lecture Note Taker: Lindsey Ong ([email protected]) – only with specific issuesrelated to AS lecture notes
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Psychology 181: Drugs & Behavior
Optional Text: Psychopharmacology: Drugs, theBrain and Behavior by Meyer & Quenzer, 2004
Reading assignments are bychapter on the syllabus
Neuropsychopharmacology
• Highly interdisciplinary field• pharmacology• behavioral neuroscience• abnormal psychology and psychiatry
• Most prescription drugs are psychotherapeutics• Big money involved• Very highly political• Lines between addictive drugs and prescribed
drugs often vague
Should you be here?
Prerequisites:Introductory Biopsychology orNeuroscience and an interest inbiological explanations of brain-behavior relations
Introductory Biology and/or Chemistryhelpful, not required
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Powerpoint lecture outlines
Available on our webpage http://web.mac.com/sanagnos/Courses/Psyc181.html
Print Powerpoint files (3 slides/page)and bring notes to lecture or use thepdf files
Grades and announcements will be on the course blog page
Readings
Follow reading assignments onsyllabus as an adjunct to lecture
You will be tested only on LecturesThe optional book is a study aid only
Exams and GradingFour examsJan 24, Midterm 1, 40 multiple choice noncumulativeFeb 12, Midterm 2, 40 multiple choice noncumulativeFeb 28, Midterm 3, 40 multiple choice noncumulativeMarch 20, 3 – 6 pm, Final Exam, 80 points – 30
noncumulative, and 25 cumulative worth 2 points each
Sample questions and review sheets will be on the website
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Extra Credit(1) http://experimetrix2.com/ucsd/
Up to 3 experiments for 2 points each.(2) Major project
Must earn A– or better on Exam 1.Groups of up to 3Produce a video (15 min) or survey.Present for 15 min on the last day of class.Must be approved by instructor.Worth up to a full letter grade.
Bring one of these and a #2 pencil to each exam (buy 2 now)
PINK PARSCORE FORM FROM THE BOOKSTORE
Lecture Topic & Schedule
1. History and Introduction to Psychopharmacology
2. Introduction to Synaptic Transmission3. Neuropsychopharmacology of Selected
Drugs and Therapeutic Strategies for Selected Disorders
4. Theories of Addiction
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