A Molecule Away from Madness: Tales of the Hijacked Brain

by Sara Manning Peskin

Book Overview

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 gripping accounts of unruly molecules and the diseases that form in their wake.

A college student cannot remember if she has eaten breakfast. By dinner, she is strapped to a hospital bed, convinced she is battling zombies. A man planning to propose marriage instead becomes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1324050543
• ISBN13: 9781324050544
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.2"