Elizabeth A. Martin, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at the University of California, Irvine School of Social Ecology. Dr. Martin is a licensed clinical psychologist and a fellow at the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory at the University of California, Irvine. Her research interests include psychopathology and social anhedonia.
The pursuit of pleasure drives much of human behavior. It is why we love, eat, drink, play, and create. Without…