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We know considerably more about the functioning of the brain than we did fifty years ago, but so many of its behaviours remain mysterious. How can we make sense of spirit possession or the psychology of alien abduction? Or even the effects of sleep deprivation or of being in love. Antonio Melechi's strikingly original book explores the 'abnormal' functioning of the brain, ranging from the affects of mental illness and depression to drugs, alien abduction, sleepwalking and migraine.
Melechi not only writes beautifully, his range of reference crosses neurology and psychology, anthropology, poetry and the novel, ranging from Freud and William James to Cardinal Newman and William Burroughs. Some of the 'afflictions' Melechi discusses are familiar to us all, like sleep and love, others - such as Capgras's syndrome (the conviction that all the people around you have been replaced by doubles - are rare and bizarre. Endlessly fascinating.
Melechi not only writes beautifully, his range of reference crosses neurology and psychology, anthropology, poetry and the novel, ranging from Freud and William James to Cardinal Newman and William Burroughs. Some of the 'afflictions' Melechi discusses are familiar to us all, like sleep and love, others - such as Capgras's syndrome (the conviction that all the people around you have been replaced by doubles - are rare and bizarre. Endlessly fascinating.
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"Gives a wonderful sense of the richness and strangeness of our mental lives." (Guardian)
"Melechi admirably avoids closing down his subjects with explanations, and he never loses sight of questions about creativity and cultural value as well as pathology." (TLS)
"Incredible examination of perplexing mental phenomena, from deja vu to sleep paralysis... Packed with fascinating but succinct stories, this is an eye-opening read." (Good Book Guide)
"The book's range is impressive... Engrossing" (Literary Review)
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"Melechi admirably avoids closing down his subjects with explanations, and he never loses sight of questions about creativity and cultural value as well as pathology." (TLS)
"Incredible examination of perplexing mental phenomena, from deja vu to sleep paralysis... Packed with fascinating but succinct stories, this is an eye-opening read." (Good Book Guide)
"The book's range is impressive... Engrossing" (Literary Review)
A remarkably original exploration of the byways of the human mind, exploring its malfunctions and altered states from schizophrenia to LSD, from depression to the changes wrought by love. A cross between Oliver Sacks and Adam Philips.
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- PublisherArrow
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0099436272
- ISBN 13 9780099436270
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