The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human

“[Ramachandran] has done as much as anyone to reveal the workings of the mind through the malfunctions of the brain.”
- Anthony Gottlieb, New York Times Book Review

“Provocative…an entertaining read.”
- Frank Bures, Scientific American

“[Ramachandran] skillfully walks the line between intriguing storytelling and detailed science in these readable tales of unusual patients.”
- Eva Emerson, Science News

“Remarkably clear and engaging.”
- Elizabeth Floyd Mair, Times Union

V. S. Ramachandran is the director of the Center for Brain and Cognition and a Distinguished Professor with the Psychology Department and Neurosciences Program at the University of California, San Diego. He lives in Del Mar, California.