Status
A
Activity
SEM
Section number integer
301
Title (text only)
Stress Neuroscience
Term
2022C
Syllabus URL
Subject area
NRSC
Section number only
301
Section ID
NRSC4469301
Course number integer
4469
Registration notes
Perm Needed From Department
Meeting times
T 12:00 PM-2:59 PM
Meeting location
COLL 315A
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Jennifer N Heerding
Description
Stress can be caused by a variety of conditions, ranging from low-level noise in the workplace to life-threatening situations and these stressors can cause changes in the physiology and behavior of individuals. This course will examine the neural mechanisms underlying physiological and emotional responses to stress in a journal club format. Topics to be covered include anxiety disorders, depression and other mood disorders, the differential effects of stress on males and females, the physiological effects of stress on the immune system and feeding behavior, the effects of maternal stress on offspring as well as strategies to mitigate the effects of stress.
Course number only
4469
Use local description
No