The Phantom Mind
Insights from the Borderlands of Sleep
$54.60
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
17 February 2027
Summary
In the no-man’s land between wakefulness and sleep, the ordinary rules of consciousness can break down. Dreams can spill into waking life, awareness can re-enter a dream, and the sleeping brain can awaken before the body. Sometimes cinematic visions of REM intrude into consciousness, like dreaming with your eyes open. People across the world report terrifying bedroom intruders: witches, demons, aliens, vampires, and even gigantic cats.
Harvard neuroscientist Baland Jalal explains thes…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241729434 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241729432 |
| Author: | Dr Baland Jalal |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Allen Lane |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 17 February 2027 |
| Weight: | 500g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 156mm x 240mm |
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Critics Review
Jalal is a rara avis - on a mission to tackle some of the most enigmatic questions about human nature. This is done in a deep and serious, yet accessible way. He has a creative and inventive mind. So let us join him in this endless quest for understanding the nature of the human mind – VS Ramachandran, Distinguished Professor, University of California San Diego
Baland Jalal has spent the last decade exploring sleep paralysis, including in six different countries. His work offers unique insights into how culture can impact the experience, why people see ghosts, and how to treat it. He is a tireless and ingenious researcher, and one of the world’s leading experts on the subject – Devon Hinton, Harvard Medical School
Dr Baland Jalal
Baland Jalal’s fascination with the mysteries of the human brain has taken him from Copenhagen to Cambridge to Harvard, where he is a researcher in the Department of Psychology. Author of more than 50 scientific papers, he has spent over a decade researching sleep and consciousness states and disorders of the brain and mind, in numerous countries across four continents. His work has been featured in major media including The New York Times, CNN, the BBC and TIME Magazine. The Phantom Mind is his first popular book.
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