The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind

Posted on 13 January 2018 by Barbara K. Lipska

Neuroscientist Lipska was diagnosed early in 2015 with metastatic melanoma in her brain s frontal lobe As the cancer progressed and was treated, the author experienced behavioral and cognitive symptoms connected to a range of mental disorders, including her professional specialty, schizophrenia Lipska s family and associates were alarmed by the changes in her behavior, which she failed to acknowledge herself Gradually, after a course of immunotherapy, Lipska returned to normal functioning, recalled her experience and, through her knowledge of neuroscience, identified the ways in which her brain changed during treatment Lipska admits her condition was unusual after recovery she was able to return to her research and resume her athletic training and compete in a triathalon Most patients with similar brain cancers rarely survive to describe their ordeal Lipska s memoir, coauthored with journalist McArdle, shows that strength and courage but also a encouraging support network are vital to recovery New Download [ The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind ] by [ Barbara K. Lipska ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr This book made very little sense The author is an intellectual high achieving scientist in a family of high achievers, and what sshe s a top athlete too and a fantastic homemaker who despite everything, always cooked a home made dinner until she couldn t She tells us all this repeatedly and it is one of the reasons I didn t warm to her Is this to contrast her off the wall behaviour when she was ill The author was not mad, she had deficitsin line with loss of function rather than This book made very little sense The author is an intellectual high achieving scientist in a family of high achievers, and what sshe s a top athlete too and a fantastic homemaker who despite everything, always cooked a home made dinner until she couldn t She tells us all this repeatedly and it is one of the reasons I didn t warm to her Is this to contrast her off the wall behaviour when she was ill The author was not mad, she had deficitsin line with loss of function rather than the peculiar function that comes from psychosis where people are operating from a different frame of reference Her speciality is schizophrenia but I just couldn t see that she became anything like that or at least not like any I have known or whose books I have read In addition to the deficits, her personality changed to being moody, bad tempered and intolerant but given all she went through, how much of that was a product of the tumours altering her brai...A very good book written by multiple cancer survivor Barbara Lipska, who is such an accomplished lady She is the head of the brain bank at NIMH National Institute of M H in and has studied the brain for over 30 years Until one day hers seemingly went haywire and she had to go and get treated for melanoma in the brain While she was being treated for it, it left her acting like she had some of the mental illnesses that she d been studying all those decades This is one strong lady used to b A very good book written by multiple cancer survivor Barbara Lipska, who is such an accomplished lady She is the head of the brain bank at NIMH National Institute of M H in and has studied the brain for over 30 years Until one day hers seemingly went haywire and she had to go and get treated for melanoma in the brain While she was being treated for it, it left her acting like she had some of the mental illnesses that she d been studying all those decades This is one strong lady used to being in charge and when her brain started acting off, her family really didn t know how to react, and she didn t realize it s happening, so it s a real mess for a while because no one wants to take the reins from her or tell her she s not in charge any.She tells a well planned out story and is so wonderfully qualified to explain what went wrong, and how it made her act while it was going on She knew pretty quickly that there was a problem and went to get checked out b...Oliver Sacks meets When Breath Becomes Air in this fascinating, page turning account of insanity Barbara Lipska s remarkable story illuminates the many mysteries of our fragile yet resilient brains, and her harrowing journey and astonishing recovery shows u...Barbara Lipska, a Polish born neuroscientist who serves as director of the Human Brain Collection Core at the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Maryland, is a long time researcher in the field of schizophrenia After being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009 and melanoma in 2011, Lipska had gone on to enjoy good health and a very active lifestyle for several years Although advised in 2011 that there was a 30% chance of the melanoma recurring, she was confident that she had beate Barbara Lipska, a Polish born neuroscientist who serves as director of the Human Brain Collection Core at the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Maryland, is a long time researcher in the field of schizophrenia After being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009 and melanoma in 2011, Lipska had gone on to enjoy good health and a very active lifestyle for several years Although advised in 2011 that there was a 30% chance of the melanoma recurring, she was confident that she had beaten it However, in 2015, the then sixty three year old neuroscientist found herself gaining first hand experience of the kind of cognitive dysfunction and paranoia seen in the people whose disease she d studied A number of brain tumours metastases of the melanoma that had been removed from behind her ear a few years before were the cause.The initial tumours were in the occipital lobe responsible for vision and, as a brain scientist, Lipska knew almost immediately that the lo...One day, Barbara Lipska, two time cancer survivor, doctor, and a researcher trying to discover physical markers of schizophrenia in the brain, puts a nice gloppy mass of henna on her hair, wraps it in plastic, and goes for a run A very long run we becomes disoriented and lost for quite a while She returns with red dye running down her head and body, looking like a victim of a serious crime Then she suddenly loses a quarter of her visual field Despite being aware that this means something ba One day, Barbara Lipska, two time cancer survivor, doctor, and a researcher trying to discover physical markers of schizophrenia in the brain, puts a nice gloppy mass of henna on her hair, wraps it in plastic, and goes for a run A very long run we becomes disoriented and lost for quite a while She returns with red dye running down her head and body, looking like a victim of a serious crime Then she suddenly loses a quarter of her visual field Despite being aware that this means something bad has happened in her brain, she thinks little of it It s only with urging from her family that she goes to the doctor All she is worried about is get...The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind is a fascinating memoir Barbara Lispska is an inspiring woman she is a high level scientist who is a two time cancer survivor breast cancer and melanoma This memoir details her battle with cancer melanoma that has metastasized to her brain Lipska studies the brain and mental illness with a focus on schizophrenia , so she has a strong background regarding the brain and its functions Nevertheless, she does not recognize the progressive breakdown that The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind is a fascinating memoir Barbara Lispska is an inspiring woman she is a high level scientist who is a two time cancer survivor breast cancer and melanoma This memoir details her battle with cancer melanoma that has metastasized to her brain Lipska studies the brain and mental illness with a focus on schizophrenia , so she has a strong background regarding the brain and its functions Nevertheless, she does not recogni...As a clinical psychotherapist I enjoyed this book a lot, mostly of course, because she survived and she is fine, but her tale was brilliant and interesting and gave me many insights about the right way to handle situation like those she was living.Come psicoterapeuta e psicologa clinica ho trovato questo libro molto molto bello, specialmente perch l autrice sopravvissuta e sta bene, ma anche perch mi ha offerto numerosi insight e molti suggerimenti sul modo in cui gestire situazioni come q As a clinical psychotherapist I enjoyed this book a lot, mostly of course, because she survived and she is fine, but her tale was brilliant and interesting and gave me many insights about the right way to handle situation like those she was living.Come psicoterapeuta e psicologa clinica ho trovato questo libro mol...As the step parent of a child with mental illness, I ve often wondered what is really going on in his head Granted, he suffers from autism as well, but there was so much cross over between Barbara Lipska s experiences and what I see with my stepson The idea that every human is just one unlucky event away from madness is terrifying, but Lipska presents her story brush with mental illness factually and scientifically in a way that only a scientist could Despite the clinical nature of some passa As the step parent of a child with mental illness, I ve often wondered what is really going on in his head Granted, he suffers from autism as well, but there was so much cross over between Barbara Lipska s experiences and what I see with my stepson The idea that every human is just one unlucky event away from madness is terrifying, but Lipska presents her story brush with mental illness factu...Having lost a close friend to melanoma, I was drawn first to this book by my curiosity about how she beat metastatic melanoma But she quickly reeled me in with her fascinating story of extreme personality changes she endured, but didn t recognize herself, as tumors slowly squashed and inflamed her brain A neuroscientist herself, she was noable to recognize the memory loss, the extreme personality change, the inability to complete simple tasks, as signs that tumors were destroying her bra Having lost a close friend to melanoma, I was drawn first to this book by my curiosity about how she beat metastatic melanoma But she quickly reeled me in with her fascinating story of extreme personality changes she endured, but didn t recognize herself, as tumors slowly squashed and inflamed her brain A neuroscientist herself, she was noable to recognize the memory loss, the extreme personality chan...So, as soon as I started reading this I was reminded of Brain on Fire While I did end up skimming through a lot of the technical jargon, overall I did enjoy reading this book I think the main character is an amazingly brave woman, and I admired her chutzpah while she was dealt blow after blow.

13 January 2018

Barbara K. Lipska