Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind

by V.S. Ramachandran and Sandra Blakeslee (1998)

Fascinating book written for lay people about bizarre neurological disorders, and what they tell us about human behavior. For example, what makes perfectly sane people deny their - obvious- paralysis, and how in the world can this denial be temporarily relieved by a squirt of ice water?

Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind