Our brains are the most complex machines known to humankind, but
they have an Achilles heel: the very molecules that allow us to
exist can also sabotage our minds. Here are gripping accounts of
unruly molecules and the diseases that form in their wake. A
college student cannot remember if she has eaten breakfast. By
dinner, she is strapped to a hospital bed, convinced she is
battling zombies. A man planning to propose marriage instead
becomes violently enraged, gripped by body spasms so severe that he
nearly bites off his own tongue. One after another, poor farmers in
South Carolina drop dead from a mysterious epidemic of dementia.
With an intoxicating blend of history and intrigue, Sara Manning
Peskin invites readers to play medical detective, tracing each
diagnosis from the patient to an ailing nervous system. Along the
way, Peskin entertains with tales of the sometimes outlandish,
often criticized, and forever devoted scientists who discovered it
all. Peskin never loses sight of the human impact of these
conditions. Alzheimer’s Disease is more than the gradual loss of
a loved one; it can be a family’s multigenerational curse. The
proteins that abound in every cell of our bodies are not simply
strings of oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and carbon; they are the
building blocks of our personalities and relationships. A Molecule
Away from Madness is an unputdownable journey into the deepest
mysteries of our brains.
General
| Imprint: |
W W Norton & Co Inc
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
2022 |
| Authors: |
Sara Manning Peskin
|
| Dimensions: |
217 x 145 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
224 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-324-00237-6 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-324-00237-9 |
| Barcode: |
9781324002376 |
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