Huda Akil
Syrian-American neuroscientist · Syria · On the map · Born 1945 · age 81
Huda Akil is a Syrian-American neuroscientist whose research has contributed to the understanding of the neurobiology of emotions, including pain, anxiety, depression, and substance abuse.
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2022National Medal of ScienceAward2019Society of Biological Psychiatry Gold Medal AwardAward2012Sarnat PrizeAward2007Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement AwardAward1993Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Award for Distinguished Contributions to Neuropsychiatric ResearchAward1945Born19 May 1945
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Akil and her colleagues are best known for providing the first physiological evidence for a role of endorphins in the brain and demonstrating that endorphins are activated by stress and can cause pain inhibition.
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Born 1945 · age 81
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