From the publisher:
John, 60, recently had 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. 7-years old Nadia is severely autistic. She can’t converse with people and can barely tie a shoelace, but she can draw better than Leonardo da Vinci. Jimmie, whose left arm was recently amputated, can still feel his arm – and it’s itchy. Our brains are the most enchanting and complex thing in the known universe – but what happens when they go wrong? Dr V. S. Ramachandran, ‘the Sherlock Holmes’ of brain science, has spent a lifetime working with patients who suffer from bizarre brain conditions. In “The Tell-Tale Brain”, Ramachandran 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.

Windmill Books | Paperback 384 pp. |ISBN: 9780099537595