The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons

I enjoyed parts of this book a great deal - and was ok on other parts. I listened to this one in the car. As with “the Disappearing Spoon” - this one is a story about a large topic broken up in vignettes - each chapter focuses on an area of the brain. Like “Disappearing Spoon” - some topics lend themselves better to story telling than others. The strongest chapter in the book was the section on Kuru, which is something I knew nothing about (other than a throw-away diagnosis from the tv series House). The chapter covers the discovery and research history of the disease - and, it was so well told I found I wanted to remain in the car to listen. The Broca and Phineas Gage chapters were also excellent.