PHCL430

Students will be introduced to the basic concepts of pain, neural pathways of touch/pain, and neuropharmacology. Students will be required to read research articles and describe the goal of the experiments and well as the techniques used in the manuscripts. Students will be exposed to current research occurring within the department. Students should interact by asking questions and answering questions during lectures. Concepts will include our current understanding of pain perception, pain pathways, and how pain may be perceived at higher cortical levels of the central nervous system (CNS). Students will be introduced to different categories of pain and medications currently used to inhibit pain. In addition, students will learn other avenues of neuropharmacology including the reward pathways in the CNS and the blood brain barrier. Students will be tested on their ability to explain concepts they have learned in class to other students.

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