Phantoms in the Brain
by V. S. Ramachandran and Sandra Blakeslee
Ramachandran's earlier classic: the mirror box for phantom limbs, denial syndromes, religious experience and temporal lobes, and what they say about consciousness. Accessible and influential.
Read it if…
you want the classic introduction to Ramachandran's work.
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Skip it if…
you have read The Tell-Tale Brain; overlap is substantial.
Try instead: Neurodharma →
Three things you will actually use
- Simple experiments can answer deep questions.
- Perception is inference.
- The brain fills gaps confidently.
Do this first
Read the mirror-box chapter for a model of simple, creative experiment.
Our verdict
Accessible classic.
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