In this "intriguing scientific thriller" ("Nature Neuroscience"), a clinical neurologist provides a dramatic account--the fictionalized story of a successful investment banker who succumbs to Alzheimer's--to illuminate the latest groundbreaking research in the "new age of the brain" (Christopher Reeve). 8 illustrations.
In this "intriguing scientific thriller" ("Nature Neuroscience"), a clinical neurologist provides a dramatic account--the fictionalized story of a successful investment banker who succumbs to Alzheimer's--to illuminate the latest groundbreaking research in the "new age of the brain" (Christopher Reeve). 8 illustrations.
Ira B. Black, M.D., is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in Piscataway, New Jersey. He is a past president of the Society for Neuroscience of North America and is currently Chairman of the Society's Public Information Committee. His pioneering research in neuroscience has earned him numerous awards and honors including the Jacob Javits Award from the National Institutes of Health, the Levi-Montalcini Award, and the McKnight Award.
Inhaltsangabe
1: The brain connection 2: The survival signal 3: How to live in the brain 4: Families 5: Death and the brain 6: Brain birthdays 7: Brain glue 8: The brain captures time 9: Growth that kills 10: The brain as a renewable resource
1: The brain connection 2: The survival signal 3: How to live in the brain 4: Families 5: Death and the brain 6: Brain birthdays 7: Brain glue 8: The brain captures time 9: Growth that kills 10: The brain as a renewable resource
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