Masud Husain is Professor of Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Oxford and Professorial Fellow at New College, Oxford. In short, he is an expert in the field, someone who has succeeded in throwing a much-needed new light on the mysteries of the human brain. Concentrating on seven fascinating cases from across his career, Masud uses his expertise to explain the growing prevalence of neuro-generative disorders worldwide while at the same time admitting that the human brain remains as fascinating and unfathomable as it has always been.

This is a real-life medical detective story, written in a beautifully humane way, which blends personal experience with cutting-edge science, scholarship with self. A life-enhancing read that will give you a new understanding of humanity, and of yourself.

 ‘Science writing reminiscent of the best of Oliver Sacks.’ 

Camilla Nord