<![CDATA[Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind]]>

false 31555 <![CDATA[Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454m/31555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454s/31555.jpg Phantoms in the Brain, Dr. Ramachandran recounts how his work with patients who have bizarre neurological disorders has shed new light on the deep architecture of the brain, and what these findings tell us about who we are, how we construct our body image, why we laugh or become depressed, why we may believe in God, how we make decisions, deceive ourselves and dream, perhaps even why we're so clever at philosophy, music and art. Some of his most notable cases:<UL><LI>A woman paralyzed on the left side of her body who believes she is lifting a tray of drinks with both hands offers a unique opportunity to test Freud's theory of denial.<LI> A man who insists he is talking with God challenges us to ask: Could we be "wired" for religious experience?<LI> A woman who hallucinates cartoon characters illustrates how, in a sense, we are all hallucinating, all the time.</UL>Dr. Ramachandran's inspired medical detective work pushes the boundaries of medicine's last great frontier -- the human mind -- yielding new and provocative insights into the "big questions" about consciousness and the self.]]> 31555 9 1981 1998 Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind total:669|5:343|4:249|3:62|2:11|1:4| 669 2923 1188 107 17674 4.29 873 150 15460 4.23 980 200 30794205 1447864 31555 0688172172 9780688172176 105 <![CDATA[Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454m/31555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454s/31555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31555.Phantoms_in_the_Brain_Probing_the_Mysteries_of_the_Human_Mind 4.37 649 Phantoms in the Brain, Dr. Ramachandran recounts how his work with patients who have bizarre neurological disorders has shed new light on the deep architecture of the brain, and what these findings tell us about who we are, how we construct our body image, why we laugh or become depressed, why we may believe in God, how we make decisions, deceive ourselves and dream, perhaps even why we're so clever at philosophy, music and art. Some of his most notable cases:<UL><LI>A woman paralyzed on the left side of her body who believes she is lifting a tray of drinks with both hands offers a unique opportunity to test Freud's theory of denial.<LI> A man who insists he is talking with God challenges us to ask: Could we be "wired" for religious experience?<LI> A woman who hallucinates cartoon characters illustrates how, in a sense, we are all hallucinating, all the time.</UL>Dr. Ramachandran's inspired medical detective work pushes the boundaries of medicine's last great frontier -- the human mind -- yielding new and provocative insights into the "big questions" about consciousness and the self.]]> 1998 5 19 false Tue Jun 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 21 10:29:09 -0700 2008 Thu Dec 17 10:00:37 -0800 2009 "The Astonishing Hypothesis", which represents the idea that all human cogni...more...]]> 15854698 883803 31555 0688172172 9780688172176 105 <![CDATA[Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454m/31555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454s/31555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31555.Phantoms_in_the_Brain_Probing_the_Mysteries_of_the_Human_Mind 4.37 669 Phantoms in the Brain, Dr. Ramachandran recounts how his work with patients who have bizarre neurological disorders has shed new light on the deep architecture of the brain, and what these findings tell us about who we are, how we construct our body image, why we laugh or become depressed, why we may believe in God, how we make decisions, deceive ourselves and dream, perhaps even why we're so clever at philosophy, music and art. Some of his most notable cases:<UL><LI>A woman paralyzed on the left side of her body who believes she is lifting a tray of drinks with both hands offers a unique opportunity to test Freud's theory of denial.<LI> A man who insists he is talking with God challenges us to ask: Could we be "wired" for religious experience?<LI> A woman who hallucinates cartoon characters illustrates how, in a sense, we are all hallucinating, all the time.</UL>Dr. Ramachandran's inspired medical detective work pushes the boundaries of medicine's last great frontier -- the human mind -- yielding new and provocative insights into the "big questions" about consciousness and the self.]]> 1998 5 2 false Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Tue Feb 19 19:03:57 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 19 19:04:53 -0800 2008 more...]]> 41564002 61519 31555 0688172172 9780688172176 105 <![CDATA[Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454m/31555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454s/31555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31555.Phantoms_in_the_Brain_Probing_the_Mysteries_of_the_Human_Mind 4.37 669 Phantoms in the Brain, Dr. Ramachandran recounts how his work with patients who have bizarre neurological disorders has shed new light on the deep architecture of the brain, and what these findings tell us about who we are, how we construct our body image, why we laugh or become depressed, why we may believe in God, how we make decisions, deceive ourselves and dream, perhaps even why we're so clever at philosophy, music and art. Some of his most notable cases:<UL><LI>A woman paralyzed on the left side of her body who believes she is lifting a tray of drinks with both hands offers a unique opportunity to test Freud's theory of denial.<LI> A man who insists he is talking with God challenges us to ask: Could we be "wired" for religious experience?<LI> A woman who hallucinates cartoon characters illustrates how, in a sense, we are all hallucinating, all the time.</UL>Dr. Ramachandran's inspired medical detective work pushes the boundaries of medicine's last great frontier -- the human mind -- yielding new and provocative insights into the "big questions" about consciousness and the self.]]> 1998 4 2 false Mon Jan 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 21:27:06 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 19:31:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 47174085 2049460 31555 0688172172 9780688172176 105 <![CDATA[Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454m/31555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454s/31555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31555.Phantoms_in_the_Brain_Probing_the_Mysteries_of_the_Human_Mind 4.37 669 Phantoms in the Brain, Dr. Ramachandran recounts how his work with patients who have bizarre neurological disorders has shed new light on the deep architecture of the brain, and what these findings tell us about who we are, how we construct our body image, why we laugh or become depressed, why we may believe in God, how we make decisions, deceive ourselves and dream, perhaps even why we're so clever at philosophy, music and art. Some of his most notable cases:<UL><LI>A woman paralyzed on the left side of her body who believes she is lifting a tray of drinks with both hands offers a unique opportunity to test Freud's theory of denial.<LI> A man who insists he is talking with God challenges us to ask: Could we be "wired" for religious experience?<LI> A woman who hallucinates cartoon characters illustrates how, in a sense, we are all hallucinating, all the time.</UL>Dr. Ramachandran's inspired medical detective work pushes the boundaries of medicine's last great frontier -- the human mind -- yielding new and provocative insights into the "big questions" about consciousness and the self.]]> 1998 5 1 false Fri Mar 06 14:42:45 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 13:41:32 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 14:42:45 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5466176 72975 31555 0688172172 9780688172176 105 <![CDATA[Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454m/31555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454s/31555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31555.Phantoms_in_the_Brain_Probing_the_Mysteries_of_the_Human_Mind 4.37 669 Phantoms in the Brain, Dr. Ramachandran recounts how his work with patients who have bizarre neurological disorders has shed new light on the deep architecture of the brain, and what these findings tell us about who we are, how we construct our body image, why we laugh or become depressed, why we may believe in God, how we make decisions, deceive ourselves and dream, perhaps even why we're so clever at philosophy, music and art. Some of his most notable cases:<UL><LI>A woman paralyzed on the left side of her body who believes she is lifting a tray of drinks with both hands offers a unique opportunity to test Freud's theory of denial.<LI> A man who insists he is talking with God challenges us to ask: Could we be "wired" for religious experience?<LI> A woman who hallucinates cartoon characters illustrates how, in a sense, we are all hallucinating, all the time.</UL>Dr. Ramachandran's inspired medical detective work pushes the boundaries of medicine's last great frontier -- the human mind -- yielding new and provocative insights into the "big questions" about consciousness and the self.]]> 1998 5 1 false Sat Sep 01 00:45:11 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 26 14:22:55 -0700 2009
This is the best book about neuroscience and cog sci for a popular audience ever written by someone not named Oliver Sacks.

Ramachandran is, as one of the cover reviews says, profoundly sane, and has a real sense of what you can get from the scientific method and wh...more...]]> 55091809 2216633 31555 0688172172 9780688172176 105 <![CDATA[Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454m/31555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454s/31555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31555.Phantoms_in_the_Brain_Probing_the_Mysteries_of_the_Human_Mind 4.37 669 Phantoms in the Brain, Dr. Ramachandran recounts how his work with patients who have bizarre neurological disorders has shed new light on the deep architecture of the brain, and what these findings tell us about who we are, how we construct our body image, why we laugh or become depressed, why we may believe in God, how we make decisions, deceive ourselves and dream, perhaps even why we're so clever at philosophy, music and art. Some of his most notable cases:<UL><LI>A woman paralyzed on the left side of her body who believes she is lifting a tray of drinks with both hands offers a unique opportunity to test Freud's theory of denial.<LI> A man who insists he is talking with God challenges us to ask: Could we be "wired" for religious experience?<LI> A woman who hallucinates cartoon characters illustrates how, in a sense, we are all hallucinating, all the time.</UL>Dr. Ramachandran's inspired medical detective work pushes the boundaries of medicine's last great frontier -- the human mind -- yielding new and provocative insights into the "big questions" about consciousness and the self.]]> 1998 4 0 false Wed May 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 19:32:11 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 16:09:07 -0700 2009 Origin of Species and Benjamin Kidd's Social Evolution, V.S. Ramachandran brings the reader on an interesting, enlightening, and entertaining journey through the human mind by ex...more...]]> 67482843 1821338 31555 0688172172 9780688172176 105 <![CDATA[Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454m/31555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454s/31555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31555.Phantoms_in_the_Brain_Probing_the_Mysteries_of_the_Human_Mind 4.37 669 Phantoms in the Brain, Dr. Ramachandran recounts how his work with patients who have bizarre neurological disorders has shed new light on the deep architecture of the brain, and what these findings tell us about who we are, how we construct our body image, why we laugh or become depressed, why we may believe in God, how we make decisions, deceive ourselves and dream, perhaps even why we're so clever at philosophy, music and art. Some of his most notable cases:<UL><LI>A woman paralyzed on the left side of her body who believes she is lifting a tray of drinks with both hands offers a unique opportunity to test Freud's theory of denial.<LI> A man who insists he is talking with God challenges us to ask: Could we be "wired" for religious experience?<LI> A woman who hallucinates cartoon characters illustrates how, in a sense, we are all hallucinating, all the time.</UL>Dr. Ramachandran's inspired medical detective work pushes the boundaries of medicine's last great frontier -- the human mind -- yielding new and provocative insights into the "big questions" about consciousness and the self.]]> 1998 3 1 false Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 07:24:40 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 19:44:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 69777397 2271716 31555 0688172172 9780688172176 105 <![CDATA[Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454m/31555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454s/31555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31555.Phantoms_in_the_Brain_Probing_the_Mysteries_of_the_Human_Mind 4.37 669 Phantoms in the Brain, Dr. Ramachandran recounts how his work with patients who have bizarre neurological disorders has shed new light on the deep architecture of the brain, and what these findings tell us about who we are, how we construct our body image, why we laugh or become depressed, why we may believe in God, how we make decisions, deceive ourselves and dream, perhaps even why we're so clever at philosophy, music and art. Some of his most notable cases:<UL><LI>A woman paralyzed on the left side of her body who believes she is lifting a tray of drinks with both hands offers a unique opportunity to test Freud's theory of denial.<LI> A man who insists he is talking with God challenges us to ask: Could we be "wired" for religious experience?<LI> A woman who hallucinates cartoon characters illustrates how, in a sense, we are all hallucinating, all the time.</UL>Dr. Ramachandran's inspired medical detective work pushes the boundaries of medicine's last great frontier -- the human mind -- yielding new and provocative insights into the "big questions" about consciousness and the self.]]> 1998 4 0 false Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 00:19:35 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 01:09:49 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 41455785 273793 31555 0688172172 9780688172176 105 <![CDATA[Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454m/31555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454s/31555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31555.Phantoms_in_the_Brain_Probing_the_Mysteries_of_the_Human_Mind 4.37 669 Phantoms in the Brain, Dr. Ramachandran recounts how his work with patients who have bizarre neurological disorders has shed new light on the deep architecture of the brain, and what these findings tell us about who we are, how we construct our body image, why we laugh or become depressed, why we may believe in God, how we make decisions, deceive ourselves and dream, perhaps even why we're so clever at philosophy, music and art. Some of his most notable cases:<UL><LI>A woman paralyzed on the left side of her body who believes she is lifting a tray of drinks with both hands offers a unique opportunity to test Freud's theory of denial.<LI> A man who insists he is talking with God challenges us to ask: Could we be "wired" for religious experience?<LI> A woman who hallucinates cartoon characters illustrates how, in a sense, we are all hallucinating, all the time.</UL>Dr. Ramachandran's inspired medical detective work pushes the boundaries of medicine's last great frontier -- the human mind -- yielding new and provocative insights into the "big questions" about consciousness and the self.]]> 1998 4 0 false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Dec 31 17:54:56 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 18:09:24 -0800 2008 more...]]> 166217 17827 31555 0688172172 9780688172176 105 <![CDATA[Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454m/31555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454s/31555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31555.Phantoms_in_the_Brain_Probing_the_Mysteries_of_the_Human_Mind 4.37 669 Phantoms in the Brain, Dr. Ramachandran recounts how his work with patients who have bizarre neurological disorders has shed new light on the deep architecture of the brain, and what these findings tell us about who we are, how we construct our body image, why we laugh or become depressed, why we may believe in God, how we make decisions, deceive ourselves and dream, perhaps even why we're so clever at philosophy, music and art. Some of his most notable cases:<UL><LI>A woman paralyzed on the left side of her body who believes she is lifting a tray of drinks with both hands offers a unique opportunity to test Freud's theory of denial.<LI> A man who insists he is talking with God challenges us to ask: Could we be "wired" for religious experience?<LI> A woman who hallucinates cartoon characters illustrates how, in a sense, we are all hallucinating, all the time.</UL>Dr. Ramachandran's inspired medical detective work pushes the boundaries of medicine's last great frontier -- the human mind -- yielding new and provocative insights into the "big questions" about consciousness and the self.]]> 1998 4 1 false Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Mon Mar 05 11:51:23 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 16 16:20:18 -0800 2009 ]]> 69676372 1142192 31555 0688172172 9780688172176 105 <![CDATA[Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454m/31555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454s/31555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31555.Phantoms_in_the_Brain_Probing_the_Mysteries_of_the_Human_Mind 4.37 669 Phantoms in the Brain, Dr. Ramachandran recounts how his work with patients who have bizarre neurological disorders has shed new light on the deep architecture of the brain, and what these findings tell us about who we are, how we construct our body image, why we laugh or become depressed, why we may believe in God, how we make decisions, deceive ourselves and dream, perhaps even why we're so clever at philosophy, music and art. Some of his most notable cases:<UL><LI>A woman paralyzed on the left side of her body who believes she is lifting a tray of drinks with both hands offers a unique opportunity to test Freud's theory of denial.<LI> A man who insists he is talking with God challenges us to ask: Could we be "wired" for religious experience?<LI> A woman who hallucinates cartoon characters illustrates how, in a sense, we are all hallucinating, all the time.</UL>Dr. Ramachandran's inspired medical detective work pushes the boundaries of medicine's last great frontier -- the human mind -- yielding new and provocative insights into the "big questions" about consciousness and the self.]]> 1998 5 0 false Tue Sep 01 08:16:28 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 26 20:15:21 -0800 2009 more...]]> 15493682 900894 31555 0688172172 9780688172176 105 <![CDATA[Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454m/31555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454s/31555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31555.Phantoms_in_the_Brain_Probing_the_Mysteries_of_the_Human_Mind 4.37 669 Phantoms in the Brain, Dr. Ramachandran recounts how his work with patients who have bizarre neurological disorders has shed new light on the deep architecture of the brain, and what these findings tell us about who we are, how we construct our body image, why we laugh or become depressed, why we may believe in God, how we make decisions, deceive ourselves and dream, perhaps even why we're so clever at philosophy, music and art. Some of his most notable cases:<UL><LI>A woman paralyzed on the left side of her body who believes she is lifting a tray of drinks with both hands offers a unique opportunity to test Freud's theory of denial.<LI> A man who insists he is talking with God challenges us to ask: Could we be "wired" for religious experience?<LI> A woman who hallucinates cartoon characters illustrates how, in a sense, we are all hallucinating, all the time.</UL>Dr. Ramachandran's inspired medical detective work pushes the boundaries of medicine's last great frontier -- the human mind -- yielding new and provocative insights into the "big questions" about consciousness and the self.]]> 1998 5 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 15 10:01:47 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 15 17:43:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 551771 48273 31555 0688172172 9780688172176 105 <![CDATA[Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454m/31555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454s/31555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31555.Phantoms_in_the_Brain_Probing_the_Mysteries_of_the_Human_Mind 4.37 669 Phantoms in the Brain, Dr. Ramachandran recounts how his work with patients who have bizarre neurological disorders has shed new light on the deep architecture of the brain, and what these findings tell us about who we are, how we construct our body image, why we laugh or become depressed, why we may believe in God, how we make decisions, deceive ourselves and dream, perhaps even why we're so clever at philosophy, music and art. Some of his most notable cases:<UL><LI>A woman paralyzed on the left side of her body who believes she is lifting a tray of drinks with both hands offers a unique opportunity to test Freud's theory of denial.<LI> A man who insists he is talking with God challenges us to ask: Could we be "wired" for religious experience?<LI> A woman who hallucinates cartoon characters illustrates how, in a sense, we are all hallucinating, all the time.</UL>Dr. Ramachandran's inspired medical detective work pushes the boundaries of medicine's last great frontier -- the human mind -- yielding new and provocative insights into the "big questions" about consciousness and the self.]]> 1998 4 0 false Tue Apr 03 12:22:42 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 03 12:22:42 -0700 2007 more...]]> 14543628 874009 31555 0688172172 9780688172176 105 <![CDATA[Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454m/31555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454s/31555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31555.Phantoms_in_the_Brain_Probing_the_Mysteries_of_the_Human_Mind 4.37 669 Phantoms in the Brain, Dr. Ramachandran recounts how his work with patients who have bizarre neurological disorders has shed new light on the deep architecture of the brain, and what these findings tell us about who we are, how we construct our body image, why we laugh or become depressed, why we may believe in God, how we make decisions, deceive ourselves and dream, perhaps even why we're so clever at philosophy, music and art. Some of his most notable cases:<UL><LI>A woman paralyzed on the left side of her body who believes she is lifting a tray of drinks with both hands offers a unique opportunity to test Freud's theory of denial.<LI> A man who insists he is talking with God challenges us to ask: Could we be "wired" for religious experience?<LI> A woman who hallucinates cartoon characters illustrates how, in a sense, we are all hallucinating, all the time.</UL>Dr. Ramachandran's inspired medical detective work pushes the boundaries of medicine's last great frontier -- the human mind -- yielding new and provocative insights into the "big questions" about consciousness and the self.]]> 1998 4 0 false Tue Feb 05 18:19:54 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 12:40:10 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 13:42:04 -0800 2008 But Ramachandran's investi...more...]]> 41463977 1805881 31555 0688172172 9780688172176 105 <![CDATA[Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454m/31555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454s/31555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31555.Phantoms_in_the_Brain_Probing_the_Mysteries_of_the_Human_Mind 4.37 669 Phantoms in the Brain, Dr. Ramachandran recounts how his work with patients who have bizarre neurological disorders has shed new light on the deep architecture of the brain, and what these findings tell us about who we are, how we construct our body image, why we laugh or become depressed, why we may believe in God, how we make decisions, deceive ourselves and dream, perhaps even why we're so clever at philosophy, music and art. Some of his most notable cases:<UL><LI>A woman paralyzed on the left side of her body who believes she is lifting a tray of drinks with both hands offers a unique opportunity to test Freud's theory of denial.<LI> A man who insists he is talking with God challenges us to ask: Could we be "wired" for religious experience?<LI> A woman who hallucinates cartoon characters illustrates how, in a sense, we are all hallucinating, all the time.</UL>Dr. Ramachandran's inspired medical detective work pushes the boundaries of medicine's last great frontier -- the human mind -- yielding new and provocative insights into the "big questions" about consciousness and the self.]]> 1998 5 0 false Wed Dec 31 20:43:30 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 20:46:50 -0800 2008 more...]]> 12287392 95099 31555 0688172172 9780688172176 105 <![CDATA[Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454m/31555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454s/31555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31555.Phantoms_in_the_Brain_Probing_the_Mysteries_of_the_Human_Mind 4.37 669 Phantoms in the Brain, Dr. Ramachandran recounts how his work with patients who have bizarre neurological disorders has shed new light on the deep architecture of the brain, and what these findings tell us about who we are, how we construct our body image, why we laugh or become depressed, why we may believe in God, how we make decisions, deceive ourselves and dream, perhaps even why we're so clever at philosophy, music and art. Some of his most notable cases:<UL><LI>A woman paralyzed on the left side of her body who believes she is lifting a tray of drinks with both hands offers a unique opportunity to test Freud's theory of denial.<LI> A man who insists he is talking with God challenges us to ask: Could we be "wired" for religious experience?<LI> A woman who hallucinates cartoon characters illustrates how, in a sense, we are all hallucinating, all the time.</UL>Dr. Ramachandran's inspired medical detective work pushes the boundaries of medicine's last great frontier -- the human mind -- yielding new and provocative insights into the "big questions" about consciousness and the self.]]> 1998 4 0 false Fri Jan 11 17:12:37 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 25 10:56:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 30951197 1453295 145604 0688152473 9780688152475 1 <![CDATA[Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172174338m/145604.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172174338s/145604.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/145604.Phantoms_in_the_Brain_Probing_the_Mysteries_of_the_Human_Mind 4.60 5 you say about a woman who, despite stroke-induced paralysis crippling the entire left side of her body, insists that she is whole and strong--who even sees her left hand reach out to grasp objects? Freud called it "denial"; neurologists call it "anosognosia." However it may be labeled, this phenomenon and others like it allow us peeks into other mental worlds and afford us considerable insight into our own.

The writings of Oliver Sacks and others have shown us that we can learn much about ourselves by looking closely at the deficits shown by people with neurological problems. V.S. Ramachandran has seen countless patients suffering from anosognosia, phantom limb pain, blindsight, and other disorders, and he brings a remarkable mixture of clinical intuition and research savvy to bear on their problems. He is one of the few scientists who are able and willing to explore the personal, subjective ramifications of his work; he rehumanizes an often too-sterile field and captures the spirit of wonder so essential for true discovery. Phantoms in the Brain is equal parts medical mystery, scientific adventure, and philosophical speculation; Ramachandran's writing is smart, caring, and very, very funny.

Whether you're curious about the workings of the brain, interested in alternatives to expensive, high-tech science (much of Ramachandran's research is done with materials found around the home), or simply want a fresh perspective on the nature of human consciousness, you'll find satisfaction with Phantoms in the Brain. --Rob Lightner

]]> 1998 4 0 false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Aug 22 19:36:59 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 19:36:59 -0700 2008 more...]]> 29152483 1392605 31555 0688172172 9780688172176 105 <![CDATA[Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454m/31555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454s/31555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31555.Phantoms_in_the_Brain_Probing_the_Mysteries_of_the_Human_Mind 4.37 669 Phantoms in the Brain, Dr. Ramachandran recounts how his work with patients who have bizarre neurological disorders has shed new light on the deep architecture of the brain, and what these findings tell us about who we are, how we construct our body image, why we laugh or become depressed, why we may believe in God, how we make decisions, deceive ourselves and dream, perhaps even why we're so clever at philosophy, music and art. Some of his most notable cases:<UL><LI>A woman paralyzed on the left side of her body who believes she is lifting a tray of drinks with both hands offers a unique opportunity to test Freud's theory of denial.<LI> A man who insists he is talking with God challenges us to ask: Could we be "wired" for religious experience?<LI> A woman who hallucinates cartoon characters illustrates how, in a sense, we are all hallucinating, all the time.</UL>Dr. Ramachandran's inspired medical detective work pushes the boundaries of medicine's last great frontier -- the human mind -- yielding new and provocative insights into the "big questions" about consciousness and the self.]]> 1998 3 0 false Sun Apr 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 03 15:35:47 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 19:08:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 40182138 1597649 31555 0688172172 9780688172176 105 <![CDATA[Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454m/31555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454s/31555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31555.Phantoms_in_the_Brain_Probing_the_Mysteries_of_the_Human_Mind 4.37 669 Phantoms in the Brain, Dr. Ramachandran recounts how his work with patients who have bizarre neurological disorders has shed new light on the deep architecture of the brain, and what these findings tell us about who we are, how we construct our body image, why we laugh or become depressed, why we may believe in God, how we make decisions, deceive ourselves and dream, perhaps even why we're so clever at philosophy, music and art. Some of his most notable cases:<UL><LI>A woman paralyzed on the left side of her body who believes she is lifting a tray of drinks with both hands offers a unique opportunity to test Freud's theory of denial.<LI> A man who insists he is talking with God challenges us to ask: Could we be "wired" for religious experience?<LI> A woman who hallucinates cartoon characters illustrates how, in a sense, we are all hallucinating, all the time.</UL>Dr. Ramachandran's inspired medical detective work pushes the boundaries of medicine's last great frontier -- the human mind -- yielding new and provocative insights into the "big questions" about consciousness and the self.]]> 1998 5 0 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 15 17:43:11 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 17:57:41 -0800 2008 76524749 2903204 31555 0688172172 9780688172176 105 <![CDATA[Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454m/31555.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168280454s/31555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31555.Phantoms_in_the_Brain_Probing_the_Mysteries_of_the_Human_Mind 4.37 669 Phantoms in the Brain, Dr. Ramachandran recounts how his work with patients who have bizarre neurological disorders has shed new light on the deep architecture of the brain, and what these findings tell us about who we are, how we construct our body image, why we laugh or become depressed, why we may believe in God, how we make decisions, deceive ourselves and dream, perhaps even why we're so clever at philosophy, music and art. Some of his most notable cases:<UL><LI>A woman paralyzed on the left side of her body who believes she is lifting a tray of drinks with both hands offers a unique opportunity to test Freud's theory of denial.<LI> A man who insists he is talking with God challenges us to ask: Could we be "wired" for religious experience?<LI> A woman who hallucinates cartoon characters illustrates how, in a sense, we are all hallucinating, all the time.</UL>Dr. Ramachandran's inspired medical detective work pushes the boundaries of medicine's last great frontier -- the human mind -- yielding new and provocative insights into the "big questions" about consciousness and the self.]]> 1998 5 0 false Tue Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 16:29:44 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 09:01:21 -0800 2009 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=31555