PPH69300 - Neurophysiology and Clinical Medicine/Pathophysiology

(5.6 units)

This course has two components: Neurophysiology and Clinical Medicine/Pathophysiology. In the Neurophysiology segment topics include: membrane physiology, action potential conduction, neural integration, post synaptic potentials, synaptic transmission, receptor physiology, sensory systems, motor systems, neural basis of sleep and arousal behavior, right/left cerebral hemispheric specialization, learning and memory, and neuroendocrinology; the Clinical Medicine/Pathophysiology segment covers normal anatomy and physiological processes, but emphasizes: 1) how clinical characteristics of diseases and their treatment affect psychological symptoms; and 2) how alterations in cardiovascular, hepatic, gastrointestinal, neural, renal, and endocrine functions affect bioavailability and biodisposition of medications.