Dr. Akil is Co-Director of the University of Michigan’s Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute, and the Gardner C. Quarton Distinguished University Professor of Neurosciences, as well as a faculty member in the U-M Department of Psychiatry. Her research focuses on understanding the neurobiology of emotions, including pain, anxiety, depression and substance abuse.
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A reflection by a top neuroscientist about the science of stress – and the importance of taking pleasure in small things.
