Left Neglected by neuroscientist and author Lisa Genova is a 2011 novel following Sarah Nickerson, a high-powered, over-scheduled mother who suffers a traumatic brain injury in a car accident. The injury causes "left neglect," a neurological condition where she cannot perceive the left side of her world. This forced lifestyle shift compels her to re-evaluate her, priorities, family, and frantic, workaholic life.