AM I DREAMING? : The New Science of Consciousness and How Altered States Reboot the Brain
by Kingsland, James
Published by : Atlantic Books (London) Physical details: 311 Pages 21X13 cm | PB ISBN:9781786495518. Year: 2019| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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General Stacks | Non-fiction | 154.4 K511D 2019 (Browse shelf) | Available | 64300 |
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A scientific travel guide to altered states of consciousness - and what we can learn from them. When a computer goes wrong, we are told to turn it off and on again. In Am I Dreaming?, science journalist James Kingsland reveals how the human brain is remarkably similar. By rebooting our hard-wired patterns of thinking - through so-called 'altered states of consciousness' - we can gain new perspectives into ourselves and the world around us. From shamans in Peru to tech workers in Silicon Valley, Kingsland provides a fascinating tour through lucid dreams, mindfulness, hypnotic trances, virtual reality and drug-induced hallucinations. An eye-opening insight into perception and consciousness, this is also a provocative argument for how altered states can significantly boost our mental health.
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