The human brain is an enigmatically complex and sensitive organ - capable of extraordinary calculations, abundant creativity, and linguistic fluency. However, the brain is not only one of the most wondrous creations of evolution. It is also one of the strangest.

This book presents a different side of how the brain works - from a patient who is afraid to take a shower because she believes her body will slip down the drain, to a man who is convinced, despite all evidence, that he is a cat, and a woman who compulsively eats cigarette ashes.

While these cases are entertaining, they are more than just simple quirks. By trying to understand them, neuroscientists have discovered important details about how the brain functions. BIZARRE will examine these details, explaining what the most unusual patients of neuroscience have taught us about the normal functioning of the brain - ideal for readers who want a better appreciation of the inner workings of the brain, as well as those who simply want some exceptional topics for dinner conversation.