To many people, hallucinations mean madness, but in fact, they are a common part of the human experience. These sensory distortions range from the bright zigzags of visual migraines to powerful visions caused by fever, injuries, medications, sensory ...
To many people, hallucinations mean madness, but in fact, they are a common part of the human experience. These sensory distortions range from the bright zigzags of visual migraines to powerful visions caused by fever, injuries, medications, sensory deprivation, fatigue, or even grief. Illusions undoubtedly lie behind many mythological traditions, literary inventions, and religious manifestations.
Drawing on his own experiences, a wealth of clinical cases from his patients, and famous historical examples from Dostoyevsky to Lewis Carroll, legendary neuroscientist Oliver Sacks explores the mystery of these sensory illusions: what they reveal about brain function. We say, how they have influenced our culture and why we all have the potential to hallucinate.
Oliver Sacks, born on July 9, 1933, and died on August 30, 2015, was an English physician, neurologist, and writer. He was a professor of neurology at the New York University School of Medicine. Sachs taught neurology and psychiatry at Columbia University from 2007 to 2012. One of the most famous works of Oliver Sacks is the book "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for His Hat", which was published in 1985 and met with very positive reviews.
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