Paul Broks – författare

'[A] beautifully written investigation of grief ... As an exploration of love and loss, as a portrait of a person and of the nature of personhood, this book is about as true as any I have read' James McConnachie, Sunday TimesAn audacious and beautiful account of grief and who we are. Memoir, neuroscience and myth interweave to create a book unlike any otherWhen celebrated neuropsychologist Paul Broks' wife died of cancer, he found himself plunged into the world of the bereaved. As he experienced the pain, alienation and suffering that make us human, his clinician-self seemed to watch on with keen interest. He embarked upon a voyage of experience: a journey through grief, philosophy, consciousness, humanity and magical thinking - seen through the prism of a lifetime's work in neuroscience. Fusing an account of living with and recovering from loss with thought-provoking meditations on the nature of the mind and the self, The Darker the Night, the Brighter the Stars is an audacious and beautiful work by a writer of astonishing wisdom and compassion.

'[A] beautifully written investigation of grief ... As an exploration of love and loss, as a portrait of a person and of the nature of personhood, this book is about as true as any I have read' James McConnachie, Sunday TimesAn audacious and beautiful account of grief and who we are. Memoir, neuroscience and myth interweave to create a book unlike any otherWhen celebrated neuropsychologist Paul Broks' wife died of cancer, he found himself plunged into the world of the bereaved. As he experienced the pain, alienation and suffering that make us human, his clinician-self seemed to watch on with keen interest. He embarked upon a voyage of experience: a journey through grief, philosophy, consciousness, humanity and magical thinking - seen through the prism of a lifetime's work in neuroscience. Fusing an account of living with and recovering from loss with thought-provoking meditations on the nature of the mind and the self, The Darker the Night, the Brighter the Stars is an audacious and beautiful work by a writer of astonishing wisdom and compassion.

An acclaimed neuroscientist explores uncanny phenomena such as coincidence, dj vu, telepathy, and more to reveal the hidden workings of the human mind.We've all encountered coincidences. Whether you are skeptical or superstitious, you are bound to have at least one good story about an uncanny experience you just couldn't explain. Perhaps you decided to write to a long-lost friend moments before they gave you a call; or perhaps you managed to predict a tragic event in a dream. You might encounter a word for the first time and then hear it later the same day. To experience a bizarre coincidence is to be enveloped immediately by feelings of the uncanny, of a sense of unsettling strangeness. In Uncanny, neuroscientist Paul Broks examines what these strange occurrences tell us about the universe and ourselves. Is the human experience of coincidence entirely a function of chance, or is there something deeper at work? Why do some people seem to be much more prone to coincides than others? Improbable things happen, sometimes absurdly improbable things, and bizarre coincidences can turn even the most rational minds to thoughts of the paranormal. Some coincidences are so unsettling they push even skeptics to doubt. Such occurrences might lead us into the shallows of the uncanny, but more extraordinary coincidences take us instantly to its depths, to a world full of strange connections and forces. Though he's an Oxford-educated scientist, Broks approaches this magical material with a deliberately open mind. Among the other phenomena Broks tackles: the placebo effect, NDEs, out-of-body experiences, jamais vu, telekinesis, the ';uncanny valley,' and moreall from his perspective as a rational but curious neuroscientist who has also studied psychology extensively. Feelings of uncanniness have long been largely neglected by researchers. Until now, thanks to Uncanny.

Are we just the puppet of our emotions?No aspect of our mental life is more important to the quality and meaning of our existence than emotions. They are what make life worth living, or sometimes ending. They are what motivate our behaviour and influence our beliefs.Maverick Theatre-maker Mick Gordon and neuropsychologist Paul Broks join forces with acclaimed puppeteers, Blind Summit, to use and abuse the tools of the theatre, an art form which creates and manipulates feelings, to explore the complicated and crucial arena of human emotion.On Emotion opened at the Soho Theatre on 5th November 2008.

Are we just the puppet of our emotions?No aspect of our mental life is more important to the quality and meaning of our existence than emotions. They are what make life worth living, or sometimes ending. They are what motivate our behaviour and influence our beliefs.Maverick Theatre-maker Mick Gordon and neuropsychologist Paul Broks join forces with acclaimed puppeteers, Blind Summit, to use and abuse the tools of the theatre, an art form which creates and manipulates feelings, to explore the complicated and crucial arena of human emotion.