Searching for the right words : a journey through literature and science to understand Alzheimer disease
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Miller, Bruce L., 1949- author.
Published
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021.
Physical Desc
pages cm
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| Nederland Community Library - NONFICTION | 616.831 Weinstein | On Shelf |
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Published
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021.
Format
Book
Street Date
2107
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"This memoir tells the story of a man's deterioration from Alzheimer disease from two perspectives. His daughter, an English professor at Caltech, describes her father's dementia, using her expertise in language and literature as a way to frame his loss of words, spatial orientation, identity, behavioral decorum, and memory. The physician, an academic neurologist at the University of California at San Francisco, explains the science behind Alzheimer disease using his expertise in neurology, articulating to a general audience how dementia assaults the brain"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Weinstein, C., & Miller, B. L. (2021). Searching for the right words: a journey through literature and science to understand Alzheimer disease . Johns Hopkins University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Weinstein, Cindy and Bruce L. Miller. 2021. Searching for the Right Words: A Journey Through Literature and Science to Understand Alzheimer Disease. Johns Hopkins University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Weinstein, Cindy and Bruce L. Miller. Searching for the Right Words: A Journey Through Literature and Science to Understand Alzheimer Disease Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Weinstein, Cindy,, and Bruce L. Miller. Searching for the Right Words: A Journey Through Literature and Science to Understand Alzheimer Disease Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021.
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