Losing touch : a man without his body /
Ian Waterman lost all sense of movement below the neck over 40 years ago. Unable to move, he felt disembodied and frightened. Slowly, he taught himself to dress, eat and walk by thinking about each movement with visual supervision. Here we see the science behind this rare condition but also Ian'...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2016.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Ian Waterman lost all sense of movement below the neck over 40 years ago. Unable to move, he felt disembodied and frightened. Slowly, he taught himself to dress, eat and walk by thinking about each movement with visual supervision. Here we see the science behind this rare condition but also Ian's personal journey through his unique response. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 176 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191834608 0191834602 9780191087691 0191087696 |