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Long: From Personal Experience

by Chris Tachibana | May 3, 2014

ingres-harvey-sisters-portrait-1804Priscilla Long shares the story of her late sister while explaining the science of schizophrenia in The American Scholar. Genetics, inflammation, and infectious disease provide partial answers to Priscilla’s questions about the disease. Priscilla also shares a beautiful, nostalgic picture of her sister Susanne. See more @PriscillaLong and her website.

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