Hallucinations
by Sacks, Oliver
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- ISBN 13
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U.S.A.: Knopf Canada, 2012. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hallucinations, for most people, imply madness. But there are many different types of non-psychotic hallucination caused by various illnesses or injuries, by intoxication--even, for many people, by falling sleep. From the elementary geometrical shapes that we see when we rub our eyes to the complex swirls and blind spots and zigzags of a visual migraine, hallucination takes many forms. At a higher level, hallucinations associated with the altered states of consciousness that may come with sensory deprivation or certain brain disorders can lead to religious epiphanies or conversions. Drawing on a wealth of clinical examples from his own patients as well as historical and literary descriptions, Oliver Sacks investigates the fundamental differences and similarities of these many sorts of hallucinations, what they say about the organization and structure of our brains, how they have influenced every culture's folklore and art, and why the potential for hallucination is present in us all
Synopsis
OLIVER SACKS is a practicing physician and the author of 10 books, including The Mind's Eye , Musicophilia,The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Awakenings (which inspired the Oscar-nominated film). He lives in New York City, where he is a professor of neurology and psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center and the first Columbia University Artist. The author lives in New York, NY.
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- MAD HATTER BOOKSTORE (CA)
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- Title
- Hallucinations
- Author
- Sacks, Oliver
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 2nd Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0307402177
- ISBN 13
- 9780307402172
- Publisher
- Knopf Canada
- Place of Publication
- U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2012
- Pages
- 352
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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