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092    612.82|bPES 
100 1  Peskin, Sara Manning,|eauthor. 
245 12 A molecule away from madness :|btales of the hijacked 
       brain /|cSara Manning Peskin. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York, NY :|bW.W. Norton & Company,|c[2022] 
300    viii, 214 pages ;|c22 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-206) and 
       index. 
520    "A neurologist regales readers with extraordinary stories 
       of the brain under siege. 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 true accounts of unruly 
       molecules and the diseases that form in their wake, from 
       total loss of inhibitions to florid psychosis to 
       compulsive lying. Cognitive neurologist Sara Manning 
       Peskin demystifies the most curious neurological phenomena
       through the perspective of patients, researchers, and 
       science. She introduces us to a woman stuck in The Walking
       Dead, a family wracked with Alzheimer's disease, and an 
       entire region gripped by a baffling epidemic. By tracing 
       the molecular causes for neurologic diseases, Peskin 
       highlights cutting-edge developments in cognitive research,
       making the case that these are the stories that will one 
       day teach us how to cure dementia and other diseases of 
       the brain. A Molecule Away from Madness offers a 
       captivating, singular view of the human brain"--|cProvided
       by publisher. 
650  0 Neurosciences. 
650  0 Brain|xResearch.