Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind

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In 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.  Read more... Abstract: In 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 Content: Foreword / Oliver Sacks -- Ch. 1. The Phantom Within -- Ch. 2. "Knowing Where to Scratch" -- Ch. 3. Chasing the Phantom -- Ch. 4. The Zombie in the Brain -- Ch. 5. The Secret Life of James Thurber -- Ch. 6. Through the Looking Glass -- Ch. 7. The Sound of One Hand Clapping -- Ch. 8. "The Unbearable Likeness of Being" -- Ch. 9. God and the Limbic System -- Ch. 10. The Woman Who Died Laughing -- Ch. 11. "You Forgot to Deliver the Twin" -- Ch. 12. Do Martians See Red?