Broks conceived the movie with director Ian Knox, and they completed the film with the help of a grant from the Wellcome Trust. In the film, Broks uses psychological testing, an updated MRI scan of Martino's brain, and other data, to arrive at tentative conclusions about the guitarist's well-known medical condition and his miraculous comeback as a jazz musician, spanning from the late 1970s into the 1980s. This is the most in-depth study of Martino's memory disorder and its implications yet to be done. In the process, Broks conducted himself with a rare combination of scientific objectivity and human compassion.
In the concluding interview to his extensive coverage of this important film about guitar legend Martino, Victor L. Schermer speaks with Broks about the science behind Martino's condition, demystifying it into layman's terms and his own impressions of Martino.
Check out Paul Broks: The Neuropsychology of Pat Martino at AAJ today, and don't forget to read Schermer's interviews with Martino and Martino Unstrung director Ian Knox, as well as his review of Martino Unstrung: A Brain Mystery.
You can also watch the trailer to Martino Unstrung here and visit the movie website here.
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