Paul Broks

Who is Paul Broks?

Paul Broks is an English neuropsychologist and science writer. He is Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Plymouth and Honorary Consultant in Neuropsychology. He is a regular contributor to Prospect and has written for The Times, Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, and Granta.

Broks trained as a clinical psychologist at Oxford University and went on to specialize in neuropsychology. He has pursued a career combining both clinical practice and basic research. He lives in Cornwall with his wife and two sons.

Broks's Into the Silent Land: Travels in Neuropsychology was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award 2003 and is being adapted for the London stage.