The behaviour of the human nervous system in certain altered states creates the illusion of dissociation from one’s body — James David Lewis-Williams, The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
The behaviour of the human nervous system in certain altered states creates the illusion of dissociation from one’s body — James David Lewis-Williams, The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
The behaviour of the human nervous system in certain altered states creates the illusion of dissociation from one’s body — James David Lewis-Williams, The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
The behaviour of the human nervous system in certain altered states creates the illusion of dissociation from one’s body — James David Lewis-Williams, The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
The behaviour of the human nervous system in certain altered states creates the illusion of dissociation from one’s body — James David Lewis-Williams, The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
The behaviour of the human nervous system in certain altered states creates the illusion of dissociation from one’s body — James David Lewis-Williams, The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
The behaviour of the human nervous system in certain altered states creates the illusion of dissociation from one’s body — James David Lewis-Williams, The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
The behaviour of the human nervous system in certain altered states creates the illusion of dissociation from one’s body — James David Lewis-Williams, The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
The behaviour of the human nervous system in certain altered states creates the illusion of dissociation from one’s body — James David Lewis-Williams, The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
The behaviour of the human nervous system in certain altered states creates the illusion of dissociation from one’s body — James David Lewis-Williams, The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
The behaviour of the human nervous system in certain altered states creates the illusion of dissociation from one’s body — James David Lewis-Williams, The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
The behaviour of the human nervous system in certain altered states creates the illusion of dissociation from one’s body — James David Lewis-Williams, The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
The behaviour of the human nervous system in certain altered states creates the illusion of dissociation from one’s body — James David Lewis-Williams, The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
The behaviour of the human nervous system in certain altered states creates the illusion of dissociation from one’s body — James David Lewis-Williams, The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
The behaviour of the human nervous system in certain altered states creates the illusion of dissociation from one’s body — James David Lewis-Williams, The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
The behaviour of the human nervous system in certain altered states creates the illusion of dissociation from one’s body — James David Lewis-Williams, The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
The behaviour of the human nervous system in certain altered states creates the illusion of dissociation from one’s body — James David Lewis-Williams, The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
The behaviour of the human nervous system in certain altered states creates the illusion of dissociation from one’s body — James David Lewis-Williams, The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
The behaviour of the human nervous system in certain altered states creates the illusion of dissociation from one’s body — James David Lewis-Williams, The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
The behaviour of the human nervous system in certain altered states creates the illusion of dissociation from one’s body — James David Lewis-Williams, The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
The behaviour of the human nervous system in certain altered states creates the illusion of dissociation from one’s body — James David Lewis-Williams, The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
The behaviour of the human nervous system in certain altered states creates the illusion of dissociation from one’s body — James David Lewis-Williams, The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
The behaviour of the human nervous system in certain altered states creates the illusion of dissociation from one’s body — James David Lewis-Williams, The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
The behaviour of the human nervous system in certain altered states creates the illusion of dissociation from one’s body — James David Lewis-Williams, The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
The behaviour of the human nervous system in certain altered states creates the illusion of dissociation from one’s body — James David Lewis-Williams, The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
The behaviour of the human nervous system in certain altered states creates the illusion of dissociation from one’s body — James David Lewis-Williams, The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
The behaviour of the human nervous system in certain altered states creates the illusion of dissociation from one’s body — James David Lewis-Williams, The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
The behaviour of the human nervous system in certain altered states creates the illusion of dissociation from one’s body — James David Lewis-Williams, The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
The behaviour of the human nervous system in certain altered states creates the illusion of dissociation from one’s body — James David Lewis-Williams, The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
The behaviour of the human nervous system in certain altered states creates the illusion of dissociation from one’s body — James David Lewis-Williams, The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
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The behaviour of the human nervous system in certain altered states creates the illusion of dissociation from one’s body (less commonly understood in hunting and gathering shamanistic societies as possession by spirits).

— James David Lewis-Williams, The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
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