The Fragile Brain: The Strange, Hopeful Science of Dementia

by Kathleen Taylor

Book Overview

Neurodegenerative diseases, such as a stroke, Alzheimer's and dementia, are now tragically commonplace within the western world. Our brains are a strange and complex organ, and there is much to be discovered about what causes them to fail in such devastating ways.

In this book Kathleen Taylor presents the ever-developing research into the cause and cure of these life-changing conditions, focusing on insights arising from the relatively new...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198726082
• ISBN13: 9780198726081
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.9" x 9.3"