MAR 16, 2016 6:00 AM PDT

Keynote Speaker - The Neurobiology of Temperament and Mood

Speaker
  • Huda Akil, PhD

    Co-Director and Research Professor, MBNI, Distinguished University Professor and Quarton Professor of Neurosciences, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Molecular and Behavorial
    BIOGRAPHY

Abstract

Our goal - To Understand the Neurobiology of Emotions and Affect  and Its Relevance to Psychiatric Disorders.  This includes:

  • Understanding basic mechanisms of affect, stress and coping
  • Investigation of Mood Disorders
  • Investigation of Addictive Disorders
  • Relying on both animal models and human studies

MAR 16, 2016 6:00 AM PDT

Keynote Speaker - The Neurobiology of Temperament and Mood