# Center for Neural Circuits in Addiction

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · 2021 · $164,301

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
This administrative supplement proposes to examine stakeholder views on deep brain stimulation (DBS) as a
potential therapy for treatment-resistant addiction. This proposal extends the neuroscience work being
conducted by the NIDA Center for Neural Circuits in Addiction (1P30DA048742-01A1) to address a critical near-
term translational barrier: whether neurotechnology therapies like DBS, which are part of the Center's novel,
circuit-oriented translational efforts, raise social and ethical concerns among key stakeholders. Work funded by
this supplement will develop a critical ethics evidence base for the Center and the field of addiction research.
This study will focus on two aims. The first is to conduct qualitative interviews with participants in addiction
treatment and recovery about DBS. The study will capture participant's experiences with addiction and explore
the ethical dimensions of DBS as a future treatment for addiction. The second aim is to collect both qualitative
and quantitative data on perceived social support in addiction. The NIDA Center for Neural Circuits in Addiction
aims to have a real-world impact on addiction and addiction treatment, including developing novel treatment
interventions, like DBS. This project will both conduct bioethics research to help inform the development of deep
brain stimulation in the area of addiction and will develop bioethics capacity through involvement of a bioethics
trainee in qualitative interviewing.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10364390
- **Project number:** 3P30DA048742-02S1
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
- **Principal Investigator:** Mark John Thomas
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $164,301
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2020-07-01 → 2025-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10364390

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10364390, Center for Neural Circuits in Addiction (3P30DA048742-02S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10364390. Licensed CC0.

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