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Stick to the medical facts, pay close attention to the eerie testimony of hundreds of neurosurgery patients, and a way past our obstacles reveals itself.Join Solms on a voyage into the extraordinary realms beyond. More than just a philosophical argument, The Hidden Spring will forever alter how you understand your own experience. There is a secret buried in the brain's ancient foundations: bring it into the light and we fathom all the depths of our being.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43205084676274,"sku":"9781788162845","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781788162845_75cf4516-a642-4313-8a27-4d23a68a9c09.jpg?v=1786026981"},{"product_id":"9781782202721","title":"The Feeling Brain","description":"This book focuses on the matter of neuropsychoanalysis. 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Scientists consider it the \"hard problem\" because it seems an impossible task to understand why we feel a subjective sense of self and how it arises in the brain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVenturing into the elementary physics of life, Solms has now arrived at an astonishing answer. In \u003cem\u003eThe Hidden Spring\u003c\/em\u003e, he brings forward his discovery in accessible language and graspable analogies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSolms is a frank and fearless guide on an extraordinary voyage from the dawn of neuropsychology and psychoanalysis to the cutting edge of contemporary neuroscience, adhering to the medically provable. 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