PSYC 4514 — Clinical Neuroscience
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: M/W/ThBostonTraditional
Explores the neurobiological, genetic, and neurochemical etiology of mental illness as described and categorized according to the DSM. Discusses how psychology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and medicine come together to manage mental illness. Investigates, for each specific mental illness covered, how changes in physiology and biology might manifest in the aberrant behaviors that define psychopathology. Lastly, examines how pharmacology is often used to treat these various mental illnesses and how genetic expression is involved in predisposing some people to these disorders while sparing others.
Prerequisites
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 2 | 84 | 108 | 78% | 12.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 99 | 100 | 99% | 1.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 2 | 123 | 149 | 83% | 13.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 99 | 100 | 99% | 1.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 70 | 75 | 93% | 5.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 100 | 100 | 100% | 0.0 |
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 100% · T 0% · W 83% · Th 74% · F 0%
Common patterns: MWR (57% of sections), MW (26% of sections), MR (17% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Lesley Ricci (79% of students) · reviews
- Padmaja Nandigama (21% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Lesley Ricci (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (PSYC course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All PSYC courses · Plan it at numap.app