He tackles the thorny question of Self: reframing the age-old questions of consciousness, of mind-brain dualism, and ghosts in machines. Treated with warmth and good humor, Broks's narrative restores the personhood to these otherwise impersonal medical curiosities. Into the Silent Land does wonders to remind us that these case studies happened to real people, that there are human beings and families living these realities.
Their brains are scanned and their behaviors are noted and medical professionals learn something clinical about how the brain works. Someone is born with a photographic memory and near-impossible math skills. Someone hits their head and wakes up with a different personality. Too often the little case studies in psychology books are neutered, faceless statistics and circumstances detached from life.
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