None of us is immune to suggestion. We are social beings and live in a social world.

Creativity has always depended on openness and flexibility, so let us hope for more of both in the future.

Every time the DSM prepares for a new edition, there are countless groups lobbying to get their particular mental illness recognized by the diagnostic manual. Surely, this is a social and cultural phenomenon.

Each person does see the world in a different way. There is not a single, unifying, objective truth. We're all limited by our perspective.

Most of us accept that although we may believe our dreams to be real events, upon waking, we can tell the difference between nocturnal hallucinations and reality.

In August of 2002, I survived a car accident. Although I can still see the van speeding toward us, I cannot bring to mind the crash itself - only its aftermath.