Laura Lam's Shattered Minds stars a female 'Dexter' with a drug problem and a conscience, in a terrifying near-future where technology rules our lives and haunts our dreams.She can uncover the truth, if she defeats her demonsEx-neuroscientist Carina struggles with a drug problem, her conscience, and urges to kill. She satisfies her cravings in dreams, fuelled by the addictive drug 'Zeal'. Now she's heading for self-destruction - until she has a vision of a dead girl.Sudice Inc. damaged Carina when she worked on their sinister brain-mapping project, causing her violent compulsions. And this girl was a similar experiment. When Carina realizes the vision was planted by her old colleague Mark, desperate for help to expose the company, she knows he's probably dead. Her only hope is to unmask her nemesis - or she's next.To unlock the secrets Mark hid in her mind, she'll need a group of specialist hackers. Dax is one of them, a doctor who can help Carina fight her addictions. If she holds on to her humanity, they might even have a future together. But first she must destroy her adversary - before it changes us and our society, forever.
Laura Lam returns to the near-future SF world of False Hearts with the speculative thriller Shattered Minds.
Describes various types of brain injury and their effects on mental, physical, verbal, and artistic abilities and examines fundamental questions relating to brain structure and function A moving account of what happens to a person whose ...
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"Two formerly conjoined sisters are ensnared in a murderous plot involving psychoactive drugs, shared dreaming, organized crime, and a sinister cult"--Amazon.com.
When does a human stop being human and become a monster?
The follow up to Shattered Perceptions, this novel follows Alice's tale after she separates from Jasmine.
Discusses the injuries of soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, the impact of these injuries on their lives when they return home from active duty, and the consequences of rising medical costs for their care on the healthcare system.
Of Shattered Minds
Luria presents a compelling portrait of a man's heroic struggle to regain his mental faculties.
Torture of women is a fundamental violation of human rights, prohibited in all circumstances under international law. In October 2000 Amnesty International launched a worldwide campaign against torture. This report...