Neuroscience, ethics and public policy in Australia — Stimulating connections
UQCCR, Building 71/918, level 2 auditorium
University of Queensland
Herston
Australia
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Neuroscience is a rapidly evolving field that is changing the way we see mental disorders and addiction. Neuroscience research is revealing how drugs act on the brain to cause addiction and why some individuals are more likely to develop a mental illness than others. This research may lead to more effective treatments of mental illness. It may also change the way that we understand addiction and think about drug use in Australia. This research raises critical questions that need to be addressed: How will “brain disease” explanations of addiction and mental illness influence individuals’ belief in their ability to overcome them? What impact can media stories about neuroscience have on public understandings of addiction? Should society regulate or prohibit the use of new psychotropic drugs to enhance cognition in the same way that they do other recreational drugs? Are individuals responsible for drug-induced behaviours?
The Neuroethics Group, UQ Centre for Clinical Research, led by Professor Wayne Hall will be hosting a one-day conference exploring the ethical, social, legal and policy implications of neurobiological research on mental illness and addiction. Topics include:
- The impact of neuroscience on public and private understandings of addiction
- The future of tobacco control
- Cognitive enhancement
- Sports concussion
- DBS, dopamine and compulsive behaviour
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