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These summary notes outline the concepts covered in the lectures in a simplistic way, breaking down complicated ideas into colloquial, easy-to-understand explanations. They cover all lecture material and helped me to gain a mark of 91 (high distinction) in this subject. It covers the neuropharmacology of the major neurotransmitters and their role in neuropsychiatric diseases. Furthermore, they cover conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, movement disorders, stroke, depression, anxiety, epilepsy, pain and schizophrenia The topics covered are: - Neurons - Monoamines - Neuropeptides - Transporters and targets of drug actions - Voltage gated ion channels - Ligand gated ion channels - Cellular and molecular techniques in neuropharmacology - GPCRs - Behavioural neuropharmacology - Genetic techniques in pharmacology - Cellular and molecular techniques in neuropharmacology - MS and other neuro-inflammatory diseases and their treatments - Mood disorders - Antipsychotics - Parkinson's - Anticonvulsants (epilepsy) - Alzheimer's/Cognitive Enhancers - Sedatives, hypnotics and anxiolytics - Opioids and analgesia - Chronic pain therapies - Migraine - Neuroadaptive basis of addiction - Addiction - Cannabinoid therapies for CNS disorders


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Semester 2, 2018


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