European Information Network - Ethics in Medicine and Biotechnology
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| Date: | 13.09.2010, 08:45h to 17.09.2010, 17:00h |
| Location: | The course will be held at Imperial College London, South Kensington, located in a pleasant part of London, close to Hyde Park, the Royal Albert Hall and world-renowned museums. London United Kingdom |
| Keywords: | Medical ethics |
| Details: | Loss of control over some aspects of behavior is usually held to be a defining feature of addiction. But the loss of control envisaged is somewhat mysterious. The series of actions in which addicts engage in order to procure and consume their drug is not reflexive; should it nevertheless be properly seen as uncontrolled? What mechanisms are impaired in the addict’s behavior, and how can those impairments illuminate normal agency? This conference will bring together leading thinkers in neuroscience, psychology, psychiatry and philosophy to explore and advance our understanding of the mechanisms of self-control and the way in which they are weakened in addiction. |
| Organizer: | Imperial College London |
| Contact: | Address: School of Professional Development Imperial College London Level 4, Sherfield Building, South Kensington Campus Exhibition Road London SW7 2AZ United Kingdom Tel: +44 - (0)20 - 75 94 68 81 Fax: +44 - (0)20 - 75 94 68 83 Email: cpd@imperial.ac.uk |
| Webpage: | http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/cpd/courses/subject/medical/medeth |
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