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Univ. of Pennsylvania Penn's Neurobiology of Disease Curriculum

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FELLOWSHIPS available to train in Translational Research in NBD
STRESS & SUBSTANCE ABUSE - INSC 600-006
Aka Pharm 550, INSC 576, Psyc 750
This module is part 1 of 2 that are offered in Advanced Topics in Neuropsychopharmacology

T/R 1:00-2:15; 1st half of fall 2007

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Lectures List: Stress and Substance Abuse - Fall 2007

Lecture Title Lecturer Date Real
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Section I: Stress / Section Director: Rita J. Valentino, Ph.D.
1. Stress, corticotropin-releasing factor and emotional arousal Rita Valentino Tues Sept 11 link to video link to slides
2. Impact of Steroid Hormones on Brain Neurons Sheryl Beck Thurs Sept 13 link to video link to slides
3. Genetic Models of Stress Vulnerability Tracy Bale Tues Sept 18 link to video link to slides
4. Neuroendcrinology of the stress response Seema Bhatnagar Thurs Sept 20 link to video link to slides
5. Clinical Aspects of Stress Disorders Elna Yadin Tues Sept 25 link to video link to slides
Section II: Substance Abuse Disorders / Section Director: Laura Peoples, Ph.D.
6. Clinical Overview of Substance Use Disorders
(definitions, approaches, epidemiology)
Charles Dackis Thurs Sept 27 not available not available
7. Neuroimaging Studies of Human Substance Abusers Anna Rose Childress Tues Oct 2 link to video link to slides
8. Behavioral Models of Addiction Laura Peoples Thurs Oct 4 link to video link to slides
9. Neural Mechanisms of Reward in Addiction Laura Peoples Tues Oct 9 not available link to slides
10. Whole Genome Association Studies of Nicotine Dependence Wade Berrettini Thurs Oct 11 link to video link to slides
11. Addiction to Nicotine Robert Schnoll Tues Oct 16 link to video link to slides
12. Stress and Drug Addiction Julie Blendy Thurs Oct 18 link to video link to slides