A Molecule Away from Madness

Tales of the Hijacked Brain

By: Sara Manning Peskin

Narrated by: Ann Richardson

A neurologist regales listeners 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.

©2022 Sara Manning Peskin (P)2022 Blackstone Publishing

Extremely interesting

I enjoyed the storytelling in this book and the easy to understand science. The narration was perfect! My only issue with it is that it needs to be longer!

very interesting

I loved this, the stories that went with each disease really help the author convey what they were saying and made it so easy to understand.

fascinating!

interesting information presented in a way non scientists can understand. The reader was lear and her pace was good. Definitely recommend to anyone curious about neuropsychology.

this book will make you cry and give you hope

this book will make you cry and give you hope 🙏 the brain is no longer a mystery

Fascinating and well told story

A Fascinating and well told about the super complex story of our genetic machine. And told so It could be understood by experts and as well as the rest of us. Go Penn Quakers Sarah!
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