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Dr Broks' Casebook

Neuropsychologist Dr Paul Broks presents a detective hunt in search of the self.

Radio 4,5 episodes

Episodes

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The Man Who Thought He Was Dead
Neuropsychologist Dr Paul Broks embarks on a detective hunt in search of the self.
20 Jun 2016,12 mins
The Woman Who Forgot Who She Was
Dr Broks considers a woman with amnesia, and asks if we are nothing more than our memories
21 Jun 2016,12 mins
The Woman Attacked by Goblins
Dr Broks considers sleep paralysis and occasions when our sense of the body goes haywire.
22 Jun 2016,12 mins
The Man Who Left His Body
Dr Broks asks if out-of-body experiences are evidence for a self separate from the body.
20 Jun 2016,11 mins
The Boy Whose Hand Had a Mind of Its Own
Neuropsychologist Dr Paul Broks considers anarchic limbs and split brains.
24 Jun 2016,11 mins