Lisa Genova
Neuroscientist and novelist
Lisa Genova is an American neuroscientist and novelist, best known for Still Alice. Her first nonfiction book, Remember, is about memory and forgetting.
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American Born 1970 in United States, United States
Influenced by Oliver Sacks, Julia Cameron
About Lisa Genova
Lisa Genova holds a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Harvard University and a degree in Biopsychology from Bates College. She self-published her first novel, Still Alice, in 2007. A 2014 film version won Julianne Moore the Academy Award for Best Actress. She went on to write more novels, among them Left Neglected and Love Anthony, and her books have reached the New York Times bestseller list. Remember, her first nonfiction book, came out in March 2021 and was an instant New York Times bestseller. Her first TED talk, about preventing Alzheimer's disease, has more than eight million views.