{"product_id":"book-at3l","title":"Hallucinations","description":"Hallucinations don’t belong wholly to the insane. Much more commonly, they are linked to sensory deprivation, intoxication, illness, or injury. Here Dr. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Grateful acknowledgment is made to the following for permission to reprint previously published material:\u003cbr\u003e American  Academy of Neurology: Excerpt from “Anton’s Syndrome  Accompanying  Withdrawal Hallucinosis in a Blind Alcoholic” by Barbara  E. Swartz and  John C. M. Brust from \u003ci\u003eNeurology 34\u003c\/i\u003e (1984). Reprinted by permission of the American Academy of Neurology as administered by Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research.\u003cbr\u003e American  Psychiatric Publishing: Excerpt from “Weir Mitchell’s  Visual  Hallucinations as a Grief Reaction” by Jerome S. Schneck, M.D.,  from \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Psychiatry\u003c\/i\u003e (1989). © 1989 by \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Psychiatry\u003c\/i\u003e. Reprinted by permission of American Psychiatric Publishing a division of American Psychiatric Association.\u003cbr\u003e BMJ  Publishing Group Ltd.: Excerpt from “Heautoscopy, Epilepsy and  Suicide”  by P. Brugger, R. Agosti, M. Regard, H. G. Wieser and T.  Landis from \u003ci\u003eJournal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry\u003c\/i\u003e, July 1, 1994. Reprinted by permission of BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. as administered by the Copyright Clearance Center.\u003cbr\u003e Cambridge University Press: Excerpts from \u003ci\u003eDisturbances of the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e by Douwe Draaisma, translated by Barbara Fasting. © 2006 by   Douwe Draaisma. Reprinted by permission of Cambridge University Press.\u003cbr\u003e Canadian  Psychological Association: Excerpt from “Effects of Decreased  Variation  of the Sensory Environment” by W. H. Bexton, W. Heron and T.  H. Scott  from \u003ci\u003eCanadian Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e (1954). © 1954 by  Canadian  Psychological Association. Excerpt from “Perceptual Changes  after  Prolonged Sensory Isolation (Darkness and Silence)” by John P.  Zubek,  Dolores Pushkar, Wilma Sansom and J. Gowing from \u003ci\u003eCanadian Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e (1961). © 1961 by Canadian Psychological Association. Reprinted by permission of Canadian Psychological Association.\u003cbr\u003eElsevier Limited: Excerpt from “Migraine: From Cappadocia to Queen Square” in \u003ci\u003eBackground to Migraine\u003c\/i\u003e, edited by Robert Smith (London: William Heinemann, 1967). Reprinted by permission of Elsevier Limited.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e: Excerpts from “Lifting, Lights, and Little People” by Siri Hustvedt from \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Blog\u003c\/i\u003e, February 17, 2008. Reprinted by permission of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e as administered by PARS International Corp.\u003cbr\u003eOxford University Press: Excerpt from “Dostoiewski’s Epilepsy” by T. Alajouanine from \u003ci\u003eBrain\u003c\/i\u003e, June 1, 1963. Reprinted by permission of Oxford University Press as administered by Copyright Clearance Center.\u003cbr\u003eRoyal  College of Psychiatrists: Excerpt from “Sudden Religious  Conversion in  Temporal Lobe Epilepsy” by Kenneth Dewhurst and A. W.  Beard from \u003ci\u003eBritish Journal of Psychiatry\u003c\/i\u003e 117 (1970). Reprinted by permission of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScientific American:\u003c\/i\u003e Excerpt from “Abducted!” by Michael  Shermer from Scientifi c American  292 (2005). © 2005 by  Scientifi c American, Inc. All rights  reserved. Reprinted by permission  of \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eVintage Books: Excerpts from \u003ci\u003eSpeak, Memory\u003c\/i\u003e by Vladimir Nabokov, © 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1967,  copyright renewed 1994  by the Estate of Vladimir Nabokov. Used by  permission of Vintage  Books, a division of Random House, Inc.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49337590481200,"sku":"BDat3l","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/320448-at3l-Square.jpg?v=1733972565","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-at3l","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}