Sara Manning Peskin is an assistant professor of clinical neurology at the University of Pennsylvania. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Boston Globe Magazine, and the Philadelphia Inquirer. She lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
"Peskin writes...with a grace and humanity that recall Oliver
Sacks. [She is] a dazzling stylist and a compassionate
observer."
*Annie Murphy Paul - New York Times Book Review*
"Peskin provides the reader with an acute and evocative
demonstration of the fragility and interchangeability of mental,
emotional and behavioral states, and shows how they may be affected
by the misbehavior of the molecules defining them."
*Adrian Woolfson - Wall Street Journal*
"Gripping accounts…scaffolded in clear explanations of their
causes, and neuroscientific opportunities towards possible
cures."
*Harvard Magazine*
"Sara Manning Peskin is remarkably skillful at breaking down
complex neuroscience into easily digestible components and
explaining the mysteries of the brain with profound elegance.
Rarely has a writer been able to depict the devastating
consequences of neurologic illness through such poignant patient
stories. Like Oliver Sacks before her, she is sure to inspire a
generation of future neurologists, neuroscientists, and students of
the brain."
*Orly Avitzur, MD, MBA, president of the American Academy of
Neurology*
"Sara Manning Peskin’s elegant, empathic portrait of the vulnerable
brain is both absolutely terrifying and wonderfully
optimistic."
*Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind*
"Readable and well-researched… with added appeal for anyone with a
loved one suffering from brain disease. Fascinating popular
science."
*Kirkus*
"Neurologist Peskin debuts with an impressive account of the search
for cures for a number of neurologic diseases including dementia
and psychosis...There’s much to savor in this powerful survey."
*Publishers Weekly*
"Captivating and convincing…should bring hope and confidence to
general readers as well as general practitioners, and to the
millions living with neurodegenerative illness and their families.
An exemplary work."
*Library Journal (starred review)*
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