Welcome to the Brain Health Revolution podcast with your hosts, Aisha and Dean Sharesai.

This conversation is with the incredible author and neuroscientist Lisa Genova.

Lisa is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels Still Alice, Left Neglected,

Love Anthony, Inside the O'Brien's, and Every Note Played. Her debut novel, Still Alice, about a Harvard

University professor who suffers early onset Alzheimer's

disease, sold millions of copies and has been translated into 37 languages. The book was adapted

into a film in 2014 and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Julianne Moore's highly acclaimed performance as Alice Howland.

Her first work of non-fiction, Remember, The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting,

was published in March 2021, and it was an instant New York Times bestseller. Her first TED Talk,

what you can do to prevent Alzheimer's, has been viewed over 8 million times and her most

recent TED Talk, how memory works and why forgetting is totally okay, was the sixth most watched TED talk of 2021. She has been recognized

numerous times and has won many awards for her incredible work, including receiving the Pell Center

Prize for Story in the Public Square for, quote, distinguished storytelling that has enriched the public dialogue.

It was such a pleasure to speak with Lisa, and we hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did.

Thank you so much for joining us today.

Well, Lisa, it's so wonderful to meet you in person.

I feel like I know you.

Just through your stories and through your conversations,

you have had such a huge impact on us, on our work,

in the world of neuroscience in general,

just because of the beautiful and eloquent way that you

describe very difficult situations. And I love how you weave pain with hope and compassion in your

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