{"product_id":"9780552174268","title":"The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind : A Memoir of Madness and Recovery by Dr Barbara K.Lipska","description":"Completely compelling and powerful, and hard to put down.' Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, prize-winning author of Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain- Who are we if our brain fails?- How do we think?- How do we feel?- How do we move, if we move at all? - What happens when we lose our mind?When renowned neuroscientist Barbara Lipska's melanoma spread to her brain it started to play tricks on her. The expert on mental illness - a specialist in how the brain operates - experienced what it is like to go mad. Analyzing the science of the mind and the biology of the brain alongisde Dr Lipska's own extraordinary story, this is a fascinating account of what happens when the brain goes awry.   'Oliver Sacks-meets-When Breath Becomes Air ...  Barbara Lipska's remarkable story illuminates the many mysteries of our  fragile yet resilient brains.' Lisa Genova, bestselling author of Still Alice and Every Note Played\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56290891891061,"sku":"9780552174268","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780552174268.jpg?v=1762735606","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780552174268","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}