Ian Mitchell is senior lecturer in psychology at the University of Birmingham, UK. He has published over one hundred papers and book chapters on topics as diverse as the neurobiology of Parkinson's disease, programmed cell death, social cognition, and the neurobiology of psychopathy. His work has been funded by the ESRC, MRC, Wellcome Trust, Parkinson's Disease Society, McDonald Pew Foundation, and Dystonia Medical Research Foundation. His passion for brains is shared by his wife, a consultant neurosurgeon.
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Our brains do amazing things: they determine our actions, our thoughts, and our feelings. We may not always realize it, but the brain is central to the way we experience life. So what happens when brain circuits break? What are the consequences for our be... SEE MORE