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The Other Brain

From Dementia to Schizophrenia, How New Discoveries About the Brain Are Revolutionizing Medicine and Science

by R. Douglas, Ph.D. Fields

The Other Brain

Hardcover, 371 pages, Simon & Schuster, List Price: $27 | purchase

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Draws on recent findings to identify the purpose and importance of glial brain cells, illuminating new understandings and how they are shaping research into various neurological disorders, from Parkinson's and Alzheimer's to ALS and brain cancer.

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