Books Related to Jaynes's Bicameral Mind Theory

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Auditory Hallucinations in Adults

Featured Book:

Muses, Madmen, and Prophets: Rethinking the History, Science, and Meaning of Auditory Hallucination Smith, Daniel B. Penguin Press, 2007. Provides indirect corroboration of Jaynes's theory through the discussion of the nature and prevalence of auditory hallucinations throughout history.

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The Origin and Mechanisms of Hallucinations Keup, Wolfram (Ed.). 1970. New York: Plenum Press.

Making Sense of Voices: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals Working with Voice-hearers Romme, M. & Escher, S.

Sensory Deception: A Scientific Analysis of Hallucination Slade, P. D. and Bentall, R. P. Baltimore: The John Hopkins University Press, 1988.

When Self-Consciousness Breaks: Alien Voices and Inserted Thoughts Stephens, G. Lynn and George Graham. The MIT Press , 2000.

Of Two Minds: Poets Who Hear Voices Weissman, Judith. Contains a lengthy discussion of the Iliad and the Odyssey with regard to Jaynes's theory, as well as hallucinations in a variety of poets.

Hallucinations West, L. J. (Ed.). New York: Grune and Stratton, 1962..

Historical Perspectives:

Hallucinations: The Rational History of Apparitions, Visions, Dreams, Ecstasy, Magnetism, and Somnambulism Brierre de Boismont, Alexandre-Jacques-Francois. 1853.