Core expertise
Neuroscience
Neuroethics
Addiction
Biography
Adrian is a leading figure in Addiction Neuroethics. He studies the impact of neuroscience on our understanding and treatment of addiction and other compulsive behaviours. Core topics include notions of agency, identity and moral responsibility; public and patient understanding of addiction; the use of coercion in the treatment of addiction and mental illness; the capacity for voluntary control of addictive or compulsive behaviours; and the use of emerging technologies, such as deep brain stimulation and brain imaging, to treat addiction and other mental illnesses. His latest research investigates the ethical, legal and social impact of medically induced compulsive behaviours in patients treated for Parkinson’s disease.
