Neuroscientist turned novelist Lisa Genova delves into the inspiration for her bestselling novel “Still Alice”. By exploring the impact of diseases such as Alzheimer's from an introspective perspective, empathy rather than sympathy is invoked. For Lisa, this novel was born out of passion. She prompts us to ask ourselves, what is it we would do if there were no limitations.
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