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PSY-Y 428: MOLECULAR, CELLULAR, AND CIRCUIT MECHANISMS OF ADDICTION II: ADVANCES (3 credits)

Offered at IU Bloomington by College of Arts and Sciences.

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Introduces recent breakthroughs about the organization and function of dopamine signaling. Examines how cannabis, opioids, nicotine, psychostimulants and psychedelics act in the brain. Investigates how neurodevelopmental insults, stress and genomic alterations contribute to substance use disorders and discuss advances about treatment approaches.