PHSC 6224 — Behavioral Pharmacology and Drug Discovery
2 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: springtypical days: WBostonTraditional
Designed to prepare students to understand the advantages, shortcomings, and pitfalls of the use of live, behaving animals in drug discovery. Covers an in-depth analysis of ethical issues in animal research, as well as aspects of animal behavioral models, behavior and brain biochemistry, and methods of behavioral analysis. Specific topics include psychopharmacology; fear and anxiety; pain and stress; depression and reward; general arousal and tolerance; drug abuse and habitual behaviors. The ways in which animal behaviors can be described in a quantitative manner and the effects of medications and abused drugs quantified and related to human diseases and drug responses are an important component of the course.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 27% | 19.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 31% | 18.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 42% | 15.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 0% · W 100% · Th 0% · F 0%
Common patterns: W (100% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Spring
- Camron Bryant (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
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