HCS6370 - Neuroimmunology

HCS 6370 (ACN 6370) Neuroimmunology (3 semester credit hours) A survey of the interaction between the immune and nervous system; and subsequent effects on health and disease. In this course, we first define neuroimmunology in terms of physiology (function) and anatomy (structure). This is followed by a review of discrete systems: immune and nervous system structure and function, as well as a minor overview of the circulatory system. Once the different systems have been reviewed, how these systems interact is examined including the role that immune factors play in bidirectional communication, neural and humoral pathways that mediate behavioral changes associated with the immune system. This will be in association with sickness, stress, depression, fatigue, autoimmunity, pain, and psychology. Prerequisites: BBSC majors only and department consent required. (3-0) Y