Hallucinations
By: Oliver Sacks
Edition: Large print edition.
Series: Thorndike Press large print nonfiction; Thorndike Press large print nonfiction series
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 481
ISBN-13: 9781410457318
Subjects: Hallucinations and illusions; Perceptual disorders; Cognition disorders
Description: Hallucinations don't belong wholly to the insane. They are commonly linked to sensory deprivation, intoxication, illness, or injury. For thousands of years, humans have used hallucinogenics to achieve them. Here, with elegance, curiosity, and compassion, Oliver Sacks weaves together stories of his patients and of his own mind-altering experiences to illuminate what hallucinations tell us about our brains, our culture, and ourselves.   (Bestseller)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 447-473).