Delve into the fascinating intersection of brain plasticity and remarkable human recovery with How to Use a Fork by Dr Orlando Swayne. This book challenges the long-held medical belief that a broken brain cannot mend, presenting compelling evidence and moving patient stories that illustrate the brain's capacity for reorganization and regeneration following injury.

Dr Swayne, intrigued by cases defying conventional wisdom, explores the emerging neuroscience behind how the brain creates new networks to restore lost functions. This work highlights neurorehabilitation as the painstaking process essential for rebuilding shattered lives and achieving a semblance of previous selfhood after neurological damage.

• Explores the science of brain plasticity meeting real-life survival stories.
• Features narratives of patients experiencing profound neurological phenomena, such as mistaking an arm for a baby, seeing mannequins in the dark, and finding recovery through music.
• Details the author's journey from medical student to junior doctor, investigating how brain tissue regenerates new networks over time.
• Irresistible for anyone curious about the mysteries of the brain and the outer reaches of human experience.

This edition is presented in English and is suitable for readers aged 18 years and up.

• Author: Dr Orlando Swayne
• Binding: Hardcover
• Publisher: Picador
• Publication Date: June 4, 2026
• Print Length: 320 pages
• ISBN-10: 1035064332
• ISBN-13: 978-1035064335
• Dimensions: 153 x 234 x 29mm
• Weight: 520 g
• Edition: Main Market

How to Use a Fork offers an extraordinary journey into the science and creativity involved in neurological recovery, positioning Dr Swayne among leading popular neuroscience writers.