The Ghost in My Brain by Clark Elliott

The Ghost in My Brain by Clark Elliott

The dramatic story of one man's recovery offers new hope to those suffering from concussions and other brain traumas

In 1999, Clark Elliott suffered a concussion when his car was rear-ended. Overnight his life changed from that of a rising professor with a research career in artificial intelligence to a humbled man struggling to get through a single day. At times he couldn't walk across a room, or even name his five children. Doctors told him he would never fully recover. After eight years, the cognitive demands of his job, and of being a single parent, finally became more than he could manage. As a result of one final effort to recover, he crossed paths with two brilliant Chicago-area research-clinicians--one an optometrist emphasizing neurodevelopmental techniques, the other a cognitive psychologist--working on the leading edge of brain plasticity. Within weeks the ghost of who he had been started to re-emerge.

Remarkably, Elliott kept detailed notes throughout his experience, from the moment of impact to the final stages of his recovery, astounding documentation that is the basis of this fascinating book. The Ghost in My Brain gives hope to the millions who suffer from head injuries each year, and provides a unique and informative window into the world's most complex computational device: the human brain.

From the Hardcover edition.

Elliott, Clark: - Clark Elliott, Ph.D., has been a professor of artificial intelligence at DePaul University for twenty-seven years. He holds three teaching certificates for music; B.M. and M.M. (music) and M.S. (computer science) degrees; and a Ph.D. from Northwestern's Institute for the Learning Sciences with an emphasis on computer simulations of human emotion. He lives with his wife and daughter in Evanston, Illinois. He has raised four other children, studies tai chi and music every day, and continues as a casual marathon runner.

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ISBN 13	9780143108290
ISBN 10	0143108298
Title	The Ghost in My Brain
Author	Clark Elliott
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2016-05-31
Number of pages	336
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