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In 2015, renowned neuroscientist Barbara K. Lipska’s life is turned upside down when melanoma spreads to her brain, causing a frontal‑lobe failure that manifests as dementia‑like and schizophrenia‑like symptoms. Over eight weeks of immunotherapy, her cognitive functions recover, but she retains vivid recollections of her mental breakdown. Lipska recounts this extraordinary ordeal, offering insights into how brain injury, mental illness, and aging alter behavior, personality, cognition, and memory. She explains the mechanisms behind her experience and what remains of us when much else fades.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: Memoir/Personal Memoir
Authors: Barbara K. Lipska
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