Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain

by Sacks, Oliver
ISBN: 9781400033539
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With the same trademark compassion and erudition he brought to The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks explores the place music occupies in the brain and how it affects the human condition. In Musicophilia, he shows us a variety of what he calls "musical misalignments." Among them: a man struck by lightning who suddenly desires to become a pianist at the age of forty-two; an entire group of children with Williams syndrome, who are hypermusical from birth; people with "amusia," to whom a symphony sounds like the clattering of pots and pans; and a man whose memory spans only seven seconds-for everything but music. Illuminating, inspiring, and utterly unforgettable, Musicophilia is Oliver Sacks' latest masterpiece.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Sacks, Oliver
  • ISBN: 9781400033539
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 7.90 x 1.10
  • Number Of Pages: 425
  • Publication Year: 2008

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  • Tales of music and the brain

    Dian M. - 6 years 10 months ago

    This is a collection of unique, intriguing, and quite surreal stories about patients with strange brain misfires. The result is a connection with music in the most bizarre, quirky, and mystical ways. It is a must read for all music lovers and anyone interest in the mysterious workings of the brain. Oliver Sacks is an amazing writer!

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