Thomas Lehrich, President of Plus One reviews a unique book on the brain.

BU medical school neurologist Pria Anand, MD received her BA degree in cognitive science at Yale University and her MD with a concentration in biomedical ethics and medical humanities at Stanford University. We preview her book on the brain. In Dr. Anand’s book The Mind Electric: A Neurologist on the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains (Washington Square Press, 2025), Anand explains how storytelling shapes the understanding of illness.

Using her clinical experiences and tapping case studies, the book brings a close look at the mysteries of the brain and the power of narrative in medicine.