Reaching Down the Rabbit Hole: Extraordinary Journeys into the Human Brain

A neurologist at Harvardâ€s Brigham Hospital, Dr Ropper describes the neurologistâ€s response to cases – such as transient global amnesia or motor neuron disease – in which lives and minds hang in the balance.

Dr Allan H. Ropper is a Professor at Harvard Medical School and the Raymond D. Adams Master Clinician at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. He is credited with founding the field of neurological intensive care and counts Michael J. Fox among his patients. B. D. Burrell is the author of Postcards from the Brain Museum. He has appeared on the Today Show, Booknotes, and NPR's Morning Edition. He divides his time between writing and statistical research with neuroscientific applications.