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HALLUCINATIONS - OLIVER SACKS KARTONIERT (TB)

Have you ever seen something that wasn't really there? Heard someone call your name in an empty
house? Sensed someone following you and turned around to find nothing? Hallucinations don't
belong wholly to the insane. Much more commonly  they are linked to sensory deprivation 
intoxication  illness  or injury. In some conditions  hallucinations can lead to religious
epiphanies or even the feeling of leaving one's own body. Humans have always sought such
life-changing visions  and for thousands of years have used hallucinogenic compounds to achieve
them. In Hallucinations  with his usual elegance  curiosity  and compassion  Dr Oliver Sacks
weaves together stories of his patients and of his own mind-altering experiences to illuminate
what hallucinations tell us about the organization and structure of our brains  how they have
influenced every culture's folklore and art  and why the potential for hallucination is present
in us all  a vital part of the human condition.

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