Adam Zeman

Professor of Neurology , University of Exeter Medical School

Adam Zeman is professor of neurology at the University of Exeter Medical School in the UK. His interests lie at the intersection of neurology, psychology and psychiatry. He was chairman of the British Neuropsychiatry Association 2007-2011, and is the author of Consciousness: A User’s Guide (2003) and A Portrait of the Brain (2008).

Written by Adam Zeman

Pastel painting of a smiling man with a moustache and a cat on his shoulder, set against a yellow background.

NEURODIVERSITY

When the mind is dark, making art is a thrilling way to see

For aphantasic artists with no mind’s eye, creating paintings is a way to experience the mental pictures they can’t see

by Adam Zeman