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Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Jennifer Cornish
Jennifer Batchelor
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MClinNeuro
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
The first 5 weeks of this unit is also completed by PSYC8987
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit provides an overview of the basic principles of neuropharmacology with particular emphasis on the disorders seen in the clinical practice of neuropsychologists and clinical psychologists. It begins with a review of basic principles and then covers the major neurotransmitter systems and how they are disordered in brain injury and psychological disorders such as depression, schizophrenia and the anxiety disorders. |
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
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Content is to be delivered in weekly lectures. Fundamental information can be sourced from B.E. Leonard, Fundamentals of Psychopharmacology - available on-line from the library. Other reading information to support your learning will be provided during lectures.
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How unit is taught:Each week the biological bases for neuropsychological disorders will be presented and discussed. Contemporary research literature on a given topic will be presented and discussed.
Weekly list of topics to be covered:
Week 1(Feb 24th): Review of basic physiological & pharmacology, Drug Abuse
Week 2(March 2nd): Anxiety Disorders
Week 3(March 9th): Depression
Week 4(March 16th): Psychosis
Week 5(March 23th): In class examination (on week 1-4 inclusive)
Week 6(March 30th): Neurogenesis & Neuroplasticity
Week 7(April 6th): Alzheimer’s Disease
SESSION BREAK
Week 8(April 27th): Student Presentations
Week 9(May 4th): Student Presentations
Week 10(May 11th): Student Presentations
Week 11(May 18st): Student Presentations
Week 12(May 25th): Parkinson’s Disease (ESSAYS DUE this Friday May 29th)
Week 13(June 1st): Reading Week – no class
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