Hallucinations
An investigation into the types, physiological sources, and cultural resonances of hallucinations traces everything from the disorientations of sleep and intoxication to the manifestations of injury and illness.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
2012.
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| Edition: | 1st American ed. |
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| Online Access: | Go to Downloadable eBook Here. |
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| Summary: | An investigation into the types, physiological sources, and cultural resonances of hallucinations traces everything from the disorientations of sleep and intoxication to the manifestations of injury and illness. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 326 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-309) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780307957245 : 0307957241 |
| Author Notes: | In 1965, he became a clinical neurologist to the Little Sisters of the Poor and Beth Abraham Hospital. His work in a Bronx charity hospital led him to write the book Awakenings in 1973. The book inspired a play by Harold Pinter and became a film starring Robert De Niro and Robin Williams. His other works included An Anthropologist on Mars, The Mind's Eye, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Uncle Tungsten, Musicophilia, A Leg to Stand On, On the Move: A Life, and Gratitude. In 2007, he ended his 42-year relationship with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine to accept an interdisciplinary teaching position at Columbia. In 2012, he returned to the New York University School of Medicine as a professor of neurology. He died of cancer on August 30, 2015 at the age of 82. (Bowker Author Biography) |
