The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human

by V. S. Ramachandran

David Drummond (Narrator)

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John, aged sixty, suffered a stroke and recovered fully, except in one respect: although he can see perfectly, he can no longer recognise faces, even his own reflection in a mirror.

Whenever Francesca touches a particular texture, she experiences a vivid emotion: denim = extreme sadness; wax = embarrassment; orange peel = shock.

Jimmie, whose left arm was recently amputated, can still feel it - and it's itchy.

Our brains are the most enchanting and complex things in the known universe - but what happens when they go wrong? Dr V. S. Ramachandran, 'the Sherlock Holmes of brain science' and one of the world's leading neuroscientists, has spent a lifetime working with patients who suffer from rare and baffling brain conditions. In The Tell-Tale Brain, he tells their stories, and explores what they reveal about the greatest mystery of them all: how our minds work, and what makes each of us so uniquely human.

  • ISBN10 1617074705
  • ISBN13 9781617074707
  • Publish Date 1 May 2011 (first published 17 January 2011)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Imprint Tantor Audio Pa
  • Duration 13 hours
  • Language English