Our Brains, Our Selves: What a Neurologist’s Patients Taught Him about the Brain

‘Powerful’ FINANCIAL TIMES
‘Thought-provoking’ NEW SCIENTIST
‘Fascinating’ DAILY MAIL

WINNER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY TRIVEDI SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE

Award-winning author and leading neurologist Masud Husain shares seven fascinating cases of brain disorders from across his career – and shows what they can teach us about our own brains

What makes us who we are?
Through the stories of seven of his patients, acclaimed Oxford University neurologist Masud Husain shows us how our brains create, change and can even restore our identity. Husain introduces us to a man who ran out of words, a woman who lost all inhibitions and another who believed she was having an affair with the man who was really her husband.

These compelling human dramas reveal how our identities are created by different functions within the brain. It will ignite new ideas about who we really are – and why we act in the ways we do.

Author: Masud Husain
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Canongate Books
Published: 04/14/2026
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781837261109
Language: English