K11: Knows the causes and mechanisms of diseases of the nervous system and mental disorders, their characteristics, symptomatology and diagnosis, as well as approaches to prevention and treatment. S5: Appropriately uses the scientific and technical vocabulary of the different subfields within Neuroscience. S6: Has an understanding of the biological bases of pathologies of the nervous system, as well as the biological and socio-economic effects these pathologies have on the lives of people who suffer from them. C1: Apply knowledge about the biological basis of Central Nervous System (CNS) disorders and their effects to the development of improved diagnostics and treatments. C3: Apply knowledge about technologies for the study of the Nervous System and the brain (Medical Imaging, brain-machine interfaces) to develop new systems for diagnosis and treatment, as well as and other applications within Neuroscience (Artificial Intelligence, Robotics) with the aims of improving the quality of life and furthering social progress. C5: Apply your neuroscience knowledge in a unifying and integrated fashion as part of a multidisciplinary team (pharmaceutical sector, health industry, diagnostic techniques, health information technologies, government agencies and regulatory bodies. C6: Apply the results of your comprehensive training to your everyday professional activities, combining Neuroscience knowledge with a solid foundation of ethical responsibility and respect for fundamental rights, diversity and democratic values. C7: Apply the scientific and technical principles you acquired during your undergraduate training, together with your own natural learning capabilities, to better adapt to novel opportunities arising from scientific and technological development.

1. General principles of pharmacology. Ligand-receptor concept a. Antagonists and agonists b. Modulators c. Signalling and regulatory cascades 2. Principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. 3. Pharmacological safety. Therapeutic index. 4. Therapeutic targets and the nervous system a. Nerve impulse transmission b. Neurotransmitters and receptors 5. Analgesics and Anaesthetics (hypno-sedatives) 6. Anxiolytics, Antidepressants and Antipsychotics 7. Opiates and Cannabinoids 8. Psychostimulants 9. Introduction to Addictions

Classroom lectures. Face-to-face classes: reduced (workshops, seminars, case studies). Student individual work. Laboratory session. Final exam. Seminars and lectures supported by computer and audiovisual aids. Practical learning based on cases and problems, and exercise resolution. Individual and group or cooperative work with the option of oral or written presentation. Individual and group tutorials to resolve doubts and queries about the subject. Internships and directed laboratory activities.