{"product_id":"the-changing-brain-ira-b-black-9780195156973","title":"The Changing Brain: Alzheimer's Disease and Advances in Neuroscience","description":"In \u003cem\u003eThe Changing Brain\u003c\/em\u003e, Ira Black tells the fascinating story of modern neuroscience. A rich, multifaceted tale spanning a century and taking place on multiple continents, it moves from Fascist Italy, with the discovery of nerve growth factor (NGF) by a young scientist working secretly in a makeshift laboratory in her bedroom, to current experiments in which transplanted, laboratory-grown cells lead to recovery and function in damaged brain regions. In the mid 1990s, a revolutionary new conception of the brain emerged--instead of the traditional view that the brain's role in perception, memory, learning, and emotions was based on a static, non-renewable network of brain cells and connections, research revealed that the human brain is an ever-changing, fantastically complex system that is continually being shaped and reshaped by a subtle interplay of genetic clues and life experiences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo bridge the gap between abstract concepts and real-world experience, Dr. Black draws upon his expertise as a clinical neurologist to provide a dramatic account--the fictionalized story of a successful investment banker named Enoch Wallace and his battle with Alzheimer's disease--that vividly illuminates the narrative. From his first fleeting memory lapses to his final descent into dementia, each step in Wallace's decline becomes a window into another aspect of brain function and the latest groundbreaking research in neuroscience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ira B. Black\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195156978\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195156973\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/28\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 6.70w x 0.73d","brand":"Ira B. Black","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46962481889535,"sku":"9780195156973","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ecf11f98-831e-4522-a300-8c1b41dedc9d.jpg?v=1750651577","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-changing-brain-ira-b-black-9780195156973","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}