The guest on UsAgainstAlzheimer's October’s Alzheimer’s Talks was Lisa Genova, a neuroscientist and author whose work explores what it is like to live with neurological diseases and disorders. Her bestselling books include Still Alice, Inside the O’Briens, Left Neglected, and Love Anthony. Still Alice, about a Harvard professor with early onset Alzheimer’s disease, became a highly acclaimed movie. Lisa Genova talked with George Vradenburg about how she did the research for Still Alice, and how acting and improv classes helped her learn how to truly have empathy for people with Alzheimer’s disease. She also discussed her role as a member of the Alzheimer’s team that recently won the top honors at the XPRIZE Visioneers Summit.

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