★A journey into the brain through the sensations and experiences of people suffering from brain damage. Stories of overcoming difficulties that show us what human beings can achieve in extremely adverse situations.

Our brain. A marvel of evolution, the core of who we are. Its development made us human; it is the greatest mystery to be deciphered... and also a bastard! At least that's what the daughter of a patient told the author when she saw how her mother's life was changing: her brain had begun to consider her husband and children as impostors.

Events like this occur after a brain injury or due to some neurological diseases. The result is phenomena that seem implausible. Is it possible to be unable to see people's faces or store memories? Is it possible to stop being yourself?

Neuropsychologist Aarón Fernández del Olmo explores the stories of patients and their families who have seen their brains reorganize in unimaginable ways to continue functioning. They themselves have had to learn to live differently because a part of their cognition has been lost. These are human stories from which we can all learn a lesson: sometimes, the brain is as wicked as it is wonderful.

Aarón Fernández del Olmo (Madrid, 1981) holds a PhD in Experimental Psychology and has been a clinical neuropsychologist for adults and children for over fifteen years. He is the author of several textbooks on clinical neuropsychology and a professor at the International University of La Rioja and Loyola University of Andalusia. He is part of the neuropsychology division of the General Council of Psychology of Spain. He is currently completing his degree in Philosophy and is dedicated to scientific dissemination on social media and on Neuro Psico Cosas, on YouTube.