I have suffered from migraines since childhood and have long been curious about my own aching head, my dizziness, my divine lifting feelings, my sparklers and black holes, and my single visual hallucination of a little pink man and a pink ox on the floor of my bedroom. Siri Hustvedt achebedroomblack share on social
Far more women read fiction than men, and because of this, novels have become marginalised as serious texts. Siri Hustvedt fictionmanmarginalise Change image and share on social
Being a mother is complicated because it's not just a paternal culture making demands on you; it's those internal demands and expectations that women have and are self-generated. Siri Hustvedt complicateculturedemand Change image and share on social
Neurobiological research has shown that in people with chronic PTSD, both stress hormone secretion and areas of the brain connected to memory function, such as the hippocampus, appear to be affected, although exactly how and why remains controversial. Siri Hustvedt affectareabrain share on social
Years ago, when I was in Siena for the first time, I saw the works of Duccio, whose deeply emotional painting from the thirteenth century has never left me. Siri Hustvedt agocenturydeeply Change image and share on social
Every time I finish a book, I say to an imaginary god that I do not believe in, 'Please let me live to write another one.' Siri Hustvedt bookfinishgod Change image and share on social
Many scholars working in the humanities have already shown interest in brain research. For years, contemporary theory in the humanities has left the body and biology out of their discussions. Siri Hustvedt biologybodybrain Change image and share on social
Nobody knows what either sleep or waking consciousness is, even though these two have long been seen as the two sides of being: part of life's unvarying diurnal rhythm. Siri Hustvedt consciousnessdiurnallife Change image and share on social
All human states are organic brain states - happiness, sadness, fear, lust, dreaming, doing math problems and writing novels - and our brains are not static. Siri Hustvedt braindreamfear Change image and share on social
Sigmund Freud was very much a creature of his time. He did not 'invent' the unconscious. Siri Hustvedt creaturefreudinvent Change image and share on social
