A Molecule Away from Madness: Tales of the Hijacked Brain

By Peskin, Sara Manning

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9781324002376
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Norton


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Starred Review on January 1, 2022  |  Science & Technology

As a cognitive neurologist, Peskin (Univ. of Pennsylvania) sees her role as connecting a patient's narrative to "the molecules causing the problem." In this first book, she tells the stories of patients (some her own, others from history) who have been upended by "mutants, rebels, invaders, and evaders"—molecules that hijack the brain and cause diseases that can lead to personality and movement disorders, hallucinations, seizures, m...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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