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Iris Murdoch's last book reveals early Alzheimer's

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Computer analysis of final novel shows signs of language decline.

A vocabulary analysis of the final book by British novelist Iris Murdoch reveals the early stages of the Alzheimer's disease that killed her, neuroscientists have found. The discovery shows that even before she was diagnosed with the disease, her work betrayed the subtle signs of her condition.

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  1. GarrardP., MaloneyL. M., HodgesJ. R. & PattersonK.Brain, published online http://www.brain.oupjournals.org/papbyrecent.dtl (2004).

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Hopkin, M. Iris Murdoch's last book reveals early Alzheimer's. Nature (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/news041129-4

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