Into the Silent Land: Travels in Neuropsychology (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780802141286)

A finalist for The Guardian First Book Award, Into the Silent Land is a stunning look into how the human brain constructs a "self," or the essence of who we are as individuals. A neuropsychologist with twenty-five years' experience and a runner-up for the prestigious Wellcome Trust Science Prize, Paul Broks writes with a doctor's precision and clarity in a series of narratives about the fascinating world of the neurologically impaired, delving not only into the inner lives of his patients, but into a deeper understanding of how we define who we are. Fusing classic cases of neuropsychology with the author's own case studies, personal vignettes, philosophical debate, and thought-provoking riffs and meditations on the nature of neurological impairments and dysfunctions, Into the Silent Land is an illuminating study of neuroscience, and an extraordinary look into the unknown world of the self.

Author: Paul Broks
ISBN-10: 0802141285
ISBN-13: 9780802141286
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
Language: English
Published: 04/13/2004
Pages: 246
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 8.26h x 5.52w x 0.67d

Review Citation(s):
Kliatt 07/01/2004 pg. 36