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From the act of blushing and the amount of manganese in our tears (tears of pain contain more than tears of distress) to the curiousness of a kiss, The Kingdom of Infinite Space explores the astonishing range of activities that go on inside our heads, most of which are entirely beyond our control. After escorting his readers on a fantastic voyage through every chamber of the head and brain, Raymond Tallis demonstrates that not only does consciousness not reside between our ears, but that our heads are infinitely cleverer than we are.

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Fascinating... A wonderful treasury of stupefying facts, a sort of 'Ripley's Believe It Or Not' compendium of the extra-ordinary processes that go on inside our fragile skulls... This is a wonderful book, full of passages to make the reader stop and stare, if only in the mirror. -- Michael Simkins * Mail on Sunday *
A sparkling tour of our senses and the way in which we are embodied... [It] makes the world seem a more interesting place and life that much more important. -- Nicholas Fearn * Independent *

The Kingdom of Infinite Space: A Fantastical

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    A Paperback / softback by Raymond Tallis

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      Publisher Atlantic Books
      Published 1 January 2009
      ISBN-13 9781843546702
      978-1843546702
      ISBN-10 1843546701
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      Medicine / Healthcare: general issues / topics Neurology and clinical neurophysiology Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      From the act of blushing and the amount of manganese in our tears (tears of pain contain more than tears of distress) to the curiousness of a kiss, The Kingdom of Infinite Space explores the astonishing range of activities that go on inside our heads, most of which are entirely beyond our control. After escorting his readers on a fantastic voyage through every chamber of the head and brain, Raymond Tallis demonstrates that not only does consciousness not reside between our ears, but that our heads are infinitely cleverer than we are.

      Trade Review
      Fascinating... A wonderful treasury of stupefying facts, a sort of 'Ripley's Believe It Or Not' compendium of the extra-ordinary processes that go on inside our fragile skulls... This is a wonderful book, full of passages to make the reader stop and stare, if only in the mirror. -- Michael Simkins * Mail on Sunday *
      A sparkling tour of our senses and the way in which we are embodied... [It] makes the world seem a more interesting place and life that much more important. -- Nicholas Fearn * Independent *

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