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Original Title:	Into the Silent Land: Travels in Neuropsychology
ISBN:	0802141285 (ISBN13: 9780802141286)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	Guardian First Book Award Nominee (2003)

Into the Silent Land: Travels in Neuropsychology

Paul Broks

Paperback | Pages: 246 pages

Rating: 3.91 | 1196 Users | 74 Reviews

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Title	:	Into the Silent Land: Travels in Neuropsychology
Author	:	Paul Broks
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 246 pages
Published	:	April 13th 2004 by Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press (first published 2003)
Categories	:	Psychology. Nonfiction. Science. Biology. Neuroscience. Philosophy. Health. Medicine. Medical

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Into the Silent Land is a collection of case studies and short tutorials on neuropsychology, which is the science of analyzing the relationship between personality, performance, and the anatomical and physiological structure of the brain. Broks fuses classic cases of neuropsychology with the his own case studies, philosophical debate, and thought provoking riffs and meditations on the nature of neurological impairments and dysfunctions.

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Ratings: 3.91 From 1196 Users | 74 Reviews

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Halfway in, and I can't stand this book. Dr. Broks wants me to believe that he contemplates philosophical questions about self and identity every time he works with a patient, and, well, I just want to hear his patients' fascinating stories without pages of romanticized airs in between. I have to take frequent breaks from reading or else I'm going to go cross-eyed from rolling my eyes after every other sentence: "The illusion is irresistible. Behind every face there is a self...The brute fact is

One of my books of the year. Stunning blend of neuropsychological case histories, musings on the brain/mind connection, fragments of the author's life and occasionally, brief science-fiction tales encapsulating some of the philosophical conundrums described in the book. Sounds heavy? Not at all. It's enthralling, very funny, poignant and has a pervasive sense of wonder and awe. I absolutely loved this book. It reminded me of why I love reading so much.

A fascinating glimpse into the world of neuropsychology. The more misanthropic and resigned to the stupidity of humanity I become the more interested I am actually becoming in what makes us tick and why we are the way we are. This is a fascinating and easily readable book that makes you think. From what it is that creates our feeling of self-consciousness to whether we actually exist at all it's all touched on in a work which is as much philosophical as it is scientific. My appetite has been

Broks is such a non-linear thinker that it was almost impossible to follow a through-line to this book, assuming there was one. He doesn't develop a particular idea; rather, he just tells a collection of stories. Those stories are so poetic at times that I wasn't sure I understood what he was getting at, and they often felt like ethereally connected images that I couldn't completely track with. I wish I'd spent the time some other way.

Wow, I did not like this. I disliked the tone and the writing. And I get the definite impression that if I met the man I would dislike him, too. Much of this was probably better left in his private journal. Hey, I get it, I can be a bit of a cynic myself, but, dude, you may need medication.

I had high hopes for this book. I work in the field of neurology and find neuropsychology fascinating but I was left disappointed. The case studies were the most interesting but by the end I was flicking through it and couldn't wait to finish it.

Phenomenal, imaginative science writing at its best -a doctor's reflections on the fascinating nature of human life and experience.