The Forgetting

A literary and scientific examination of Alzheimer's disease and the race to find a cure. The book is an account of the scientists who are working to cure the disease and to understand the links between biology and consciousness. It is punctuated with personal accounts of Alzheimer sufferers.

Klappentext

Shenk's history of Alzheimer's is grounded by the fundamental belief that memory forms the basis of ourselves, our souls, and the meaning in our lives.