Our Brains, Our Selves: What a Neurologist’s Patients Taught Him About the Brain
What makes us who we are? Is it our background that shapes our identity? Or is it our families, the places we’ve lived, how we were raised and educated, the jobs we’ve held? While all of these contribute, the most fundamental factor is our brain. This becomes most evident when we lose even a single cognitive ability.
People who develop a brain disorder may experience profound changes to their identity and sense of self. Through the stories of seven of his patients, Oxford University neurologist Masud Husain explores how our brains construct identity, how that identity can change, and, in some cases, even be restored.
