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

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What questions remain unanswered?

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The provided passages do not explicitly list all the questions that remain unanswered in the book "Phantoms in the Brain." However, they do suggest that the book pushes the boundaries of medicine's last great frontier—the human mind—yielding new and provocative insights into "big questions" about consciousness and the self [1].

The passages indicate that Dr. Ramachandran's work with patients having bizarre neurological disorders has shed light on the deep architecture of the brain and what these findings tell us about who we are, how we construct our body image, why we laugh or become depressed, why we may believe in God, how we make decisions, deceive ourselves and dream, and perhaps even why we're so clever at philosophy, music, and art [2]. One specific question mentioned is whether humans could be "wired" for religious experience, prompted by a man who insists he is talking with God [2].

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he is talking with God challenges us to ask: Could we be "wired" for religious experience? A woman who hallucinates cartoon characters illustrates how, in a sense, we are all hallucinating, all the time. Dr. Ramachandran's inspired medical detective work pushes the boundaries of medicine's last great frontier -- the human mind -- yielding new and provocative insights into the "big questions" about consciousness and the self. Categories: Medical Pages: 353 Snippet: In Phantoms in the Brain, Dr. Ramachandran recounts how his work with patients who have bizarre neurological disorders has shed…
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Title: Phantoms in the Brain by V. S. Ramachandran Description: Neuroscientist V.S. Ramachandran is internationally renowned for uncovering answers to the deep and quirky questions of human nature that few scientists have dared to address. His bold insights about the brain are matched only by the stunning simplicity of his experiments -- using such low-tech tools as cotton swabs, glasses of water and dime-store mirrors. In Phantoms in the Brain, Dr. Ramachandran recounts how his work with patients who have bizarre neurological disorders has shed new light on the deep architecture of the…
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