{"product_id":"the-tell-tale-brain","title":"The Tell-Tale Brain","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn, aged sixty, suffered 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhenever Francesca touches a particular texture, she experiences a vivid emotion: denim = extreme sadness; wax = embarrassment; orange peel = shock.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJimmie, whose left arm was recently amputated, can still feel it - and it's itchy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur brains are the most enchanting and complex things in the known universe - but what happens when they go wrong? Dr V. S. Ramachandran, 'the Sherlock Holmes of brain science' and one of the world's leading neuroscientists, has spent a lifetime working with patients who suffer from rare and baffling brain conditions. In \u003ci\u003eThe Tell-Tale Brain\u003c\/i\u003e, he 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57466813809013,"sku":"9780099537595","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780099537595.jpg?v=1785654880","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/the-tell-tale-brain","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}