Into the Silent Land: Travels in Neuropsychology

A leading neuropsychologist journeys into the mysteries of his field in a fascinating collection of narratives that explore the world of the neurologically impaired, in such essays as 'The Sea and the Almond,' about a young woman who agrees to a radical surgery to eliminate her seizures, and 'I Think Therefore I Am Dead,' about a patient with a debilitating illness without diagnosis or cure. Reprint.