The Ceiling Outside: The Science and Experience of the Disrupted Mind

Author: Noga Arikha Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 As her mother slips into the fog of dementia, a philosopher grapples with the unbreakable links between our bodies and our sense of self. A diabetic woman awakens from a coma having forgotten the last ten years of her life. A Haitian immigrant has nightmares that begin bleeding into his waking hours. A retired teacher loses the use of her right hand due to pain of no known origin. Noga Arikha...Read more