2025 Fall
NEU 123 001 - LEC 001
Psychedelics
Gul Dolen
Class #:33310
Units: 3
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Neuroscience
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
13
Enrolled: 57
Waitlisted: 10
Capacity: 70
Waitlist Max: 20
Open Reserved Seats:
13 reserved for Undegraduate Students: Neuroscience Majors
Hours & Workload
2 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 6 hours of outside work hours per week, and 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.
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Course Catalog Description
This course will provide a comprehensive overview of psychedelic drugs. We will examine their pharmacological, biochemical, synaptic, behavioral, and clinical effects, with a focus on the neurobiological framework. Drugs in this category (e.g. ketamine, PCP, LSD, Psilocybin, DMT, Mescaline, MDMA, Ibogaine) will be contrasted with psychoactive drugs that are not psychedelic (e.g. cocaine, fentanyl, marijuana) and compared with non-drug practices with overlapping phenomenological mechanistic or therapeutic effects (breathwork, EMDR, deprivation, meditation). While much of the course will focus on the neurobiology of psychedelics, historical and anthropological uses will be explored where appropriate.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Reserved Seating For This Term
Current Enrollment
Open Reserved Seats:
13 reserved for Undegraduate Students: Neuroscience Majors
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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