BLF 2026: Masud Husain: Our Brains, Ourselves

Salvation Army Hall | Saturday 10 October 2026, 10am

Through the stories of seven of his patients, acclaimed Oxford University neurologist Masud Husain shows us how our brains create our identity, how that identity can be changed, and sometimes even be restored. Among the people we encounter is a man who used to be the life and soul of the party but has now become profoundly apathetic. Another who ran out of words. And a woman who believed she was having an affair with the man who was really her husband.

"Husain’s empathetic and engaging portraits tell a wider story about identity and belonging and the fundamental question of what makes each of us who we are."

The Times Best Books of 2025

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