Defending the Cavewoman: And Other Tales of Evolutionary Neurology

Harold Klawans was an evolutionary neurologist and a “master physician–storyteller.” Fans of Oliver Sacks will become fans of Klawans. He writes in the tone of a favourite old uncle who tells you tales about his work. You imagine he would have been a good bedside teacher. Here Klawans describes cases of neuropathology and attempts to localise the lesion: he does so without complicating the issue and makes general statements that are easy to digest (and recall) rather than outlining elaborate theories. For example, he simplifies all the pathology …