"In vivid stories of patient maladies that affect our very human sensations of sight, sound, smell, touch and pain, Leschziner has deeply explored the sensory experiences that bombard every moment of our lives but of which we are barely aware. What a terrific melding of brain science with thoughtful ideas on our window to the outside world." --Allan Ropper, M.D., author of Reaching Down the Rabbit Hol e and H ow the Brain Lost Its Mind "A truly astonishing book--from the story of the man who tasted words to that of Paul who could pull out his own teeth and break his legs yet feel no pain. These are beautifully and engagingly written stories of how our senses tell us about the reality of the world--or, sometimes, don''t." --Gavin Esler, author of How Britain Ends "If we have all our senses intact, we see, taste, hear, touch, and smell every day and probably think little about the complex systems that make it all possible and the many things science still ignores about those processes. This book changes that and forces readers to question the "reality" they have created, and that makes it the kind of book that has a lasting impact.
" --NPR.org "A fascinating deep dive into the functions and malfunctions of the five senses . packed with insights." -- Publishers Weekly "Vibrant with personality and full of wonder. Prof. Leschziner takes us through an exploration of our senses, making us question the nature of our reality and how we interpret the world around us. It is a profound, entertaining and quite exceptional book." --Dr.
Alastair Santhouse, psychiatrist and author of Head First "Stories of people who experience the world differently show us what it means to be human. This is a deeply moving and powerful book, full of provocative ideas about human perception and the way we construct reality." --Daniel M. Davis, author of The Secret Body and The Beautiful Cure "From the opening paragraph, I was spellbound, entranced. Through real stories about what happens when our fragile perception of the world around us and within us is severed, Guy Leschziner connects us back to our senses." --Professor Alice Roberts, broadcaster, author, anatomist and anthropologist "An important, fascinating and disturbing book. Words will never taste the same again!" --John Humphrys, journalist and broadcaster nores about those processes. This book changes that and forces readers to question the "reality" they have created, and that makes it the kind of book that has a lasting impact.
" --NPR.org "A fascinating deep dive into the functions and malfunctions of the five senses . packed with insights." -- Publishers Weekly "Vibrant with personality and full of wonder. Prof. Leschziner takes us through an exploration of our senses, making us question the nature of our reality and how we interpret the world around us. It is a profound, entertaining and quite exceptional book." --Dr.
Alastair Santhouse, psychiatrist and author of Head First "Stories of people who experience the world differently show us what it means to be human. This is a deeply moving and powerful book, full of provocative ideas about human perception and the way we construct reality." --Daniel M. Davis, author of The Secret Body and The Beautiful Cure "From the opening paragraph, I was spellbound, entranced. Through real stories about what happens when our fragile perception of the world around us and within us is severed, Guy Leschziner connects us back to our senses." --Professor Alice Roberts, broadcaster, author, anatomist and anthropologist "An important, fascinating and disturbing book. Words will never taste the same again!" --John Humphrys, journalist and broadcasterh, I was spellbound, entranced. Through real stories about what happens when our fragile perception of the world around us and within us is severed, Guy Leschziner connects us back to our senses.
" --Professor Alice Roberts, broadcaster, author, anatomist and anthropologist "An important, fascinating and disturbing book. Words will never taste the same again!" --John Humphrys, journalist and broadcasternores about those processes. This book changes that and forces readers to question the "reality" they have created, and that makes it the kind of book that has a lasting impact." --NPR.org "A fascinating deep dive into the functions and malfunctions of the five senses . packed with insights." -- Publishers Weekly "Vibrant with personality and full of wonder. Prof.
Leschziner takes us through an exploration of our senses, making us question the nature of our reality and how we interpret the world around us. It is a profound, entertaining and quite exceptional book." --Dr. Alastair Santhouse, psychiatrist and author of Head First "Stories of people who experience the world differently show us what it means to be human. This is a deeply moving and powerful book, full of provocative ideas about human perception and the way we construct reality." --Daniel M. Davis, author of The Secret Body and The Beautiful Cure "From the opening paragraph, I was spellbound, entranced. Through real stories about what happens when our fragile perception of the world around us and within us is severed, Guy Leschziner connects us back to our senses.
" --Professor Alice Roberts, broadcaster, author, anatomist and anthropologist "An important, fascinating and disturbing book. Words will never taste the same again!" --John Humphrys, journalist and broadcasternores about those processes. This book changes that and forces readers to question the "reality" they have created, and that makes it the kind of book that has a lasting impact." --NPR.org "A fascinating deep dive into the functions and malfunctions of the five senses . packed with insights." -- Publishers Weekly "Vibrant with personality and full of wonder. Prof.
Leschziner takes us through an exploration of our senses, making us question the nature of our reality and how we interpret the world around us. It is a profound, entertaining and quite exceptional book." --Dr. Alastair Santhouse, psychiatrist and author of Head First "Stories of people who experience the world differently show us what it means to be human. This is a deeply moving and powerful book, full of provocative ideas about human perception and the way we construct reality." --Daniel M. Davis, author of The Secret Body and The Beautiful Cure "From the opening paragraph, I was spellbound, entranced. Through real stories about what happens when our fragile perception of the world around us and within us is severed, Guy Leschziner connects us back to our senses.
" --Professor Alice Roberts, broadcaster, author, anatomist and anthropologist "An important, fascinating and disturbing book. Words will never taste the same again!" --John Humphrys, journalist and broadcasterh, I was spellbound, entranced. Through real stories about what happens when our fragile perception of the world around us and within us is severed, Guy Leschziner connects us back to our senses." --Professor Alice Roberts, broadcaster, author, anatomist and anthropologist "An important, fascinating and disturbing book. Words will never taste the same again!" --John Humphrys, journalist and broadcasterh, I was spellbound, entranced. Through real stories about what happens when our fragile perception of the world around us and within us is severed, Guy Leschziner connects us back to our senses." --Professor Alice Roberts, broadcaster, author, anatomist and anthropologist "An important, fascinating and disturbing book. Words will never taste the same again!" --John Humphrys, journalist and broadcasternores about those processes.
This book changes that and forces readers to question the "reality" they have created, and that makes it the kind of book that has a lasting impact." --NPR.org "A fascinating deep dive into the functions and malfunctions of the five senses . packed with insights." -- Publishers Weekly "Vibrant with personality and full of wonder. Prof. Leschziner takes us through an exploration of our senses, making us question the nature of our reality and how we interpret the world around us. It is a profound, entertaining and quite exceptional book.
" --Dr. Alastair Santhouse, psychiatrist and author of Head First "Stories of people who experience the world differently show us what it means to be human. This is a deeply moving and powerful book, full of provocative ideas about human perception and the way we construct reality." --Daniel M. Davis, author of The Secret Body and The Beautiful Cure "From the opening paragraph, I was spellbound, entranced. Through real stories about what happens when our fragile perception of the world around us and within us is severed, Guy Leschziner connects us back to our senses." --Professor Alice Roberts, broadcaster, author, anatomist and anthropologist "An important, fascinating and disturbing book. Words will never taste the same again!" --John Humphrys, journalist and broadcasterh, I was spellbound, entranced.
Through real stories about what happens when our fragile perception of the world around us and within us is severed, Guy Leschziner connects us back to our senses." --Professor Alice Roberts, broadcaster, author, a.