My Father's Brain: Life in the Shadow of Alzheimer's

In an intimate memoir rich with humor and heartbreak, Jauhar relates how his immigrant father and extended family felt, quarreled, and found their way through the dissolution of a cherished life. Along the way, he lucidly exposes what happens in the brain as we age and our memory falters, and explores everything from the history of ancient Greece to the most cutting-edge neurological -- and bioethical -- research. Throughout, My Father's Brain confronts the moral and psychological concerns ...