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Musicophilia

Musicophilia

Tales of Music and the Brain

By Oliver Sacks

Paperback | ISBN 9781509870141

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With an introduction by neuroscientist Daniel Glaser

The late Oliver Sacks' compassionate tales of people struggling to adapt to different neurological conditions have fundamentally changed the way we think of our own minds.

Musicophilia is no different. In this breathtaking work, Sacks examines the powers of music through the individual experiences of patients, musicians and everyday people - those struck by affliction, unusual talent and even, in one case, by lightning - to show not only that music occupies more areas of our brain than language does, but also that it can torment, calm, organize and heal.

Always wise and compellingly readable, these stories alter our conception of who we are and how we function, and show us an essential part of what it is to be human.

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Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781509870141
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Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Number of pages: 464
Width (mm): 131
Height (mm): 196
Depth (mm): 29

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