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Horror on the brain the neuroscience behind science fiction

"In this fascinating exploration of fear and madness, neuroscientist Dr. Austin Lim recounts psychology's most bizarre and haunting real-life cases alongside famous speculative fiction that stretched that science to the edge"--

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Main Author:	Lim, Austin, 1985- (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Essex, Connecticut : Prometheus Books, [2025]
Subjects:	Neurosciences. Neurosciences in literature. Neurosciences in popular culture. Science fiction > History and criticism. Horror tales > History and criticism. Literature and science.
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Summary:	"In this fascinating exploration of fear and madness, neuroscientist Dr. Austin Lim recounts psychology's most bizarre and haunting real-life cases alongside famous speculative fiction that stretched that science to the edge"--
Physical Description:	xii, 314 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781493084784 149308478X
Author Notes:	Austin Lim, PhD, is a neuroscientist and associate teaching professor at DePaul University, where he offers a course called "The Brain through Science Fiction," an exploration into how science fiction authors have used the popular scientific advances of their time to inspire their creative works. His work has appeared in Scientific American, U.S. News & World Report, and many other publications. He is the author of the open-source introductory-level neuroscience textbook Open Neuroscience initiative, which has been adopted by faculty from more than sixty universities or colleges around the world since its completion in 2021.