Neuromancing (Sunday 2 July)

Where does personality come from, and what makes us who we are?

Paul Broks trained as a clinical psychologist at Oxford University and went on to specialise in neuropsychology. He is a senior clinical lecturer at Plymouth University. His book 'Into the Silent Land: Travels in Neuropsychology' (Atlantic Monthly Press) is a mix of neurological case stories, speculative fiction and memoir, and is currently being adapted for the London stage.

Dr Mark Lythgoe is a neurophysiologist and senior lecturer in radiology and physics at the Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital. He is also director of the new Biomedical Imaging Centre at University College London, where he uses Magnetic Resonance Imaging techniques for investigating brain and cardiac function, and developing possible therapies for stroke and heart disease.