College of Chemistry Course Guide

MCB C62/L&S C30T/PSYCH C19 - Drugs and the Brain (4 Units)

(Taken from the UC Berkeley Course Guide)

Course Overview

Summary

The history, chemical nature, botanical origins, and effects on the human brain and behavior of drugs such as stimulants, depressants, psychedelics, analgesics, antidepressants, antipsychotics, steroids, and other psychoactive substances of both natural and synthetic origin. The necessary biological, chemical, and psychological background material for understanding the content of this course will be contained within the course itself.

Prerequisites

None

Students will receive no credit for Molecular and Cell Biology C62/Psychology C19/Letters and Science C30T after completing Molecular and Cell Biology 62, C100A/Chemistry C130, 104, 110, 130A, 136, C160/Neuroscience C160, Integrative Biology 132. Fall only

Workload

Time Commitment

3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week.




UC Berkeley Course Guide