Dr Adam Carpenter

Research Interests

My research focuses on understanding how anaesthesia affects the developing brain through high-resolution electrophysiological monitoring, with a particular emphasis on burst suppression and EEG-based vulnerability markers in paediatric populations. This work aims to advance knowledge of brain development and brain injury in our unique context, improving methods to measure brain function in children, and developing scalable, context-appropriate approaches to individualised perioperative care.

Through the SPARK study and the PEARL EEG database, We are aiming to build African-generated neurophysiological datasets, strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration, and contribute to ethical, impactful neuroscience that enhances brain health across the lifespan. These aim to map how age, comorbidity and drug choice shape brain responses to anaesthesia, which will guide safer, more individualised anaesthesia and improve monitoring standards in resource-limited settings.

Research Areas

Clinical Neuroscience • Developmental Neuroscience • Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience • Neurophysiology and Neuroanatomy