Unthinkable : an extraordinary journey through the world's strangest brains
Thomson, Helen2018
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NEUROSCIENCES. IMAGINE . . . getting lost in a one-room flat; seeing auras; never forgetting a moment; a permanent orchestra in your head; turning into a tiger; life as an out-of-body experience; feeling other people's pain; being convinced you are dead; becoming a different person overnight. Our brains are far stranger than we think. We take it for granted that we can remember, feel emotion, navigate, empathise and understand the world around us, but how would our lives change if these abilities were dramatically enhanced - or disappeared overnight? Award-winning science writer Helen Thomson has spent years travelling the world tracking down incredibly rare brain disorders. In Unthinkable she tells the stories of nine extraordinary people. From the man who thinks he's a tiger to the doctor who feels the pain of others just by looking at them, their experiences illustrate how the brain can shape our lives in unexpected and, in some cases, brilliant and alarming ways.
Main title:
Author:
Thomson, Helen, author
Imprint:
London : John Murray Publishers, 2018.©2018.
Collation:
viii, 290 pages ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781473611740 ((hardback))1473611741 ((hardback))
Dewey class:
612.82
Language:
English
BRN:
452364