Mediating Alzheimer's : cognition and personhood / / Scott Selberg

• Autore: Selberg Scott <1977->
• Pubblicazione: Minneapolis, MN : , : University of Minnesota Press, , [2022]; ©2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (372 pages)
• Disciplina: 616.8311
• Soggetto topico: Alzheimer's disease; Mental illness in mass media
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction: Alzheimer's and Media -- Chapter 1. Origin Myths: History, Histology, and Representational Value -- Chapter 2. New Media Pioneers: Neuroimaging a National Crisis -- Chapter 3. Use It or Lose It: Affirming the Self, Defining the Person -- Chapter 4. PET Scans and Polaroids: Anachronizing Personhood -- Chapter 5. Dementia in the Museum: Modern Art as Public Care -- Chapter 6. Dementia on the Canvas: Art, Therapy, and Creativity's Values -- Chapter 7. Loved Ones: The Capacity for Representation, Recognition, and Care -- Epilogue: "How to Not Forget" -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
• Sommario/riassunto: "With no known cause or cure despite a century of research, Alzheimer's disease is a true medical mystery. Scott Selberg examines the nature of this enduring national health crisis by looking at the disease's relationship to media and representation, showing how collective investments in different kinds of media have historically shaped how we understand, treat, and live with this disease"--
• Titolo autorizzato: Mediating Alzheimer's
• ISBN: 1-4529-6757-1; 9781452967585; 9781517902285; 9781517902292
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910811635103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II