Robert M. Sapolsky Quote

There’s support for the idea—three of my favorites are that (a) forcing depressed people to smile makes them feel better; (b) instructing people to take on a more dominant posture makes them feel more so (lowers stress hormone levels); and (c) muscle relaxants decrease anxiety (Things are still awful, but if my muscles are so relaxed that I’m dribbling out of this chair, things must be improving). Nonetheless,

Robert M. Sapolsky

There’s support for the idea—three of my favorites are that (a) forcing depressed people to smile makes them feel better; (b) instructing people to take on a more dominant posture makes them feel more so (lowers stress hormone levels); and (c) muscle relaxants decrease anxiety (Things are still awful, but if my muscles are so relaxed that I’m dribbling out of this chair, things must be improving). Nonetheless,

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About Robert M. Sapolsky

Robert Morris Sapolsky (born April 6, 1957) is an American academic, neuroscientist, and primatologist. He is the John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn Professor at Stanford University, and is a professor of biology, neurology, and neurosurgery. His research has focused on neuroendocrinology, particularly relating to stress. He is also a research associate at the National Museums of Kenya.