Neurotransmission: general principles,
General and local anaesthetics,
Analgesic opioid drugs
Anxiolytics, hypnotics and sedatives
Antidepressant and antimania drugs
Antipsychotics
Antiparkinsonian drugs
Psycostimulants and hallucinogens
Addiction drugs
Nicotine and smoke
Metylxantines
H.P. Rang, M.M. Dale and J.M. Ritter
Pharmacology. Churchill Livingstone ED.
Nail R Carlson Physiology of Behavior Allyn & Bacon
DE. Golan, AH. Tashjian, EJ. Armstrong, JM.Galanter, AW. Armstrong, RA. Arnaout e HS. Rose
Principles of Pharmacology.
Hacker M., Messer W. and Bachmann
Pharmacology: principle and practice. ELSEVIER
A.G. Goodman and L.S. Gilman
The Pharmacological basis of Therapeutics McGraw-Hill Ed.
Learning Objectives
Knolewdge acquired:
Main classes of drugs active on central nervous system: mechanism of action, use in therapy. Animal models for evaluation of neuro-psycho active drugs.
Competence acquired
Competences of main behavioural tests to evaluate potential therapeutic of neuro psychoactive drugs.
Competences of extra and intra cellular electrophysiological techniques in nervous preparations.
Skills acquired (at the end of the course):
Fundamental elements for studying the mechanism of action of drugs active on the central nervous system and laboratory practice of electrophysiology.
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Prerequisites
Courses to be used as requirements (required and/or recommended)
Total hours of the course (including the time spent in attending lectures, seminars, private study, examinations, etc...): 150
Hours reserved to private study and other indivual formative activities: 120
Contact hours for: Lectures (hours): 44
Contact hours for: Laboratory (hours):
Contact hours for: Laboratory-field/practice (hours): 4
Seminars (hours): 4
Stages: 0
Intermediate examinations: 0
Further information
Frequency of lectures, practice and lab:
3-4 per week
Teaching tools
Students will be provided of lectures on CD during the teaching course
Text books are available at the library of the Pharmacology Department- Viale Pieraccini 6 Florence
Office hours:
Friday 10-13 a.m.
Type of Assessment
Oral examination
Course program
Course contents (detailed programme):
Neurotransmission: general principles, neurotransmitters, co-transmitters, neuromodulators.
Drugs active on the central nervous system:
General and local anaesthetics,
Analgesic opioid drugs
Anxiolytics, hypnotics and sedatives
Antidepressant and antimania drugs
Antipsychotics
Antiparkinsonian drugs
Psycostimulants and hallucinogens
Addiction drugs
Nicotine and smoke
Metylxantines