Paul Broks

Neuropsychologist and Author, Bath, UK

Paul Broks is an English neuropsychologist-turned-freelance writer. His work has appeared in Prospect, The Times and The Guardian, among others. He is the author of Into the Silent Land (2002) and The Darker the Night, the Brighter the Stars: a Neuropsychologist’s Odyssey Through Consciousness (2018). He lives in Bath, UK.

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Written by Paul Broks

Two people carry pumpkins near an Amoco petrol pump with a motorcyclist and a garage visible in the background.

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Metaphysics

Are coincidences real?

I am an unequivocal rationalist and yet I still want to see something strange and wonderful in life’s weird coincidences

Paul Broks

Painting of a praying nun with a crown of thorns, a black veil, a rosary and a stigmata on her hand, set against a golden and green background.

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Illness and disease

Unholy anorexia

Medieval mystics starved the body to feed the soul. Understanding this perfectionist mindset could help treat anorexia today

Paul Broks