Teaching
Behavioral Pharmacology
BCMP-213 for Undergraduates
HMS-719 for Graduate and Medical Students
Harvard University and Harvard Medical School
Joint offering but meets in Memorial Hall at Harvard College
Offered Next: Spring 2025
This course serves as an introduction to the behavioral pharmacology of psychoactive drugs (e.g., stimulants, cannabinoids, opioids, psychedelics, anxiolytics, antipsychotics). It is organized in a seminar format with emphasis on behavioral methodology (i.e., model and assay development) and pharmacological analysis (i.e., receptor selectivity and efficacy). Special attention is paid to the behavioral processes involved in tolerance, drug dependence, addiction, and treatment.