# Dopamine (half course throughout year) #### calendar\_today Date and Time **May 23, 2013** 03:15PM - 03:15PM EDT #### pin\_drop Location **Sever 105** S. Barak Caine / Medical School / & Morgane Thomsen / Medical School \*Neurobiology 95hfh, Mondays, 4-5:30 p.m., Sever 105 A Parkinson’s victim regains control of her body with l-dopa. A schizophrenic man paralyzed by fear & hallucinations is freed from a mental institution by clozapine. A meth addict lies, cheats & steals, ending up emaciated & dead. Miracles and monstrosities, all related to a single molecule - dopamine. Three phases: (1) lectures & discussion led by Barak Caine; (2) Reading of 17 basic research articles and reviews with Socratic debate; (3) Presentations by students. Prerequisites: Life and Physical Sciences A or Life Sciences 1a, MCB 80, and permission of the instructor. (catalog #2579) See also:- [ Junior Seminars ](/event-type/junior-seminars-2012-2013) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#) Save: [ Add to calendar calendar\_today ](https://mbb.harvard.edu/node/42781/event-feed.ics) Copy link link