187.661.01
(4th term - 2012-2013)
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH IN NEUROLOGICAL AND MENTAL DISORDERS
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Course Description
Covers physical and chemical factors in our environment that contribute to neurodevelopmental disorders, mental health disease, and neurodegeneration. Lectures include a brief introduction to neurobiology, experimental studies in neurotoxicicology, and studies on human populations.
Course Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe intracellular and intercellular mechanisms underlying normal brain function
- Explain mechanisms underlying associations between mental disorders/neurological diseases and exposure to environmental pollutants 3
- Discuss developmental, senescent, and genetic factors that increase the individual’s risk to environmental pollutants 4
- Analyze data from experimental and epidemiological studies
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