What does it mean if a mind can exist unharmed within a deeply damaged brain?Through cutting edge research and case studies that are poignant, tragic and uplifting, Dr Owen maps this inner universe of the self, showing us what it means to be alive and human.

Drawing on cutting edge research and case studies that are both poignant and uplifting, British neuroscientist Adrian Owen explores the previously undiscovered border that lies between life and death.