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My patient's marriage was saved by a brain injury

Our brains influence all aspects of our lives, including our sexual desires. This means brain injuries can have some surprising effects, says Amee Baird

15 April 2020

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So, what you do?

I’m a clinical neuropsychologist, which means I see patients with known or suspected brain injuries or diseases and assess cognitive skills such as memory. My research is on how music can trigger memories in people with dementia.

Why did you choose to work in this field?

I read Oliver Sacks’s book The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat when I was 15 and found the case studies incredibly fascinating.

Your book is about how our brains control our sex lives. Is this a specific part of the brain?

Our brains control all aspects of…

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