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Founded in 1988, the Royal Society Trivedi Book Prize celebrates the best popular science writing from across the globe, championing non-fiction books that use captivating narratives to open up science to a wider audience and embody the joy of science writing.
Our Brains, Our Selves: What a Neurologist's Patients Taught Him About the Brain by Masud Husain, Professor of Neurology & Cognitive Neuroscience, weaves the stories of people with brain disorders with neuroscience, elements of social psychology and personal memoir.
The book was chosen as winner from a shortlist of six books and the announcement was made by Sir Adrian Smith, President of the Royal Society, at an award ceremony and dinner at the Royal Society on Wednesday 1 October
Professor Husain says 'I’m thrilled to have been awarded this prize. It’s my first book for the public and I hadn’t anticipated anything like this level of interest or recognition.'
Read more about the prize on the Royal Society website
Hear an interview with Professor Husain about his book on BBC Inside Science: