Reaching Down the Rabbit Hole, by Allan H Ropper

Shelf Indulgence

Today’s Shelf Indulgence subject is truly extraordinary. Allan Ropper is a professor at Harvard Medical School. Credited with founding the field of neurological intensive care, he knows a thing or two about the brain. Taking the form of a series of case studies, it provides fascinating insights into a neurologist’s work and the often bewildering behaviours caused by the malfunctioning brain.

His style is straight-talking and sometimes wise-cracking – you won’t find the...