The memory thief and the secrets behind how we remember : a medical mystery
"The... true story of a team of doctors who--through years of scientific sleuthing and observant care--discover a surprising connection between opioids and memory, one that holds promise and peril for any one of us."--
| Main Author: | Aguirre, Lauren Seeley (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Pegasus Books,
2021.
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| Edition: | First Pegasus Books cloth edition. |
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| Summary: |
"The... true story of a team of doctors who--through years of scientific sleuthing and observant care--discover a surprising connection between opioids and memory, one that holds promise and peril for any one of us."-- How could you lose your memory overnight, and what would it mean? When neurologist Jed Barash sees the brain scan of a patient with devastating amnesia, it is the beginning of a quest. His team of doctors explored the threat that people who take prescription opioids to treat severe pain may gradually put their memories at risk. This syndrome could shed light on the most elusive memory thief of all, Alzheimer's disease. Aguirre shares new information that can move science closer to an ever-evolving version of the truth. -- adapted from jacket |
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| Physical Description: |
xix, 283 pages, [8] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographic references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781643136523 1643136526 |
| Author Notes: |
The research and writing of this book was supported in part by a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Program in Public Understanding of Science and Technology. |