A fascinating account by one of the world's leading neurologists of the
profound influence of William Burroughs on his medical career. Lees
relates how Burroughs, author of Naked Lunch and troubled drug addict,
inspired him to discover a ground-breaking treatment for Parkinson's
Disease. Lees journeys to the Amazonian rainforest in search of cures,
and through self-experimentation seeks to find the answers his patients
crave. He enters a powerful plea for the return of imagination to
medical research.