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Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind (1st Edition) by Sandra Blakeslee, V. S. Ramachandran, Oliver Sacks (Foreword) Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 1999 ISBN-10: 0-688-17217-2 / 0688172172 ISBN-13: 978-0-688-17217-6 / 9780688172176 What would you say about a woman who, despite stroke-induced paralysis crippling the entire left side of her body, insists that she is whole and strong--who even sees her left hand reach out to grasp objects? Freud called it "denial"; neurologists call it "anosognosia." However it may be labeled, t |