"Musicophilia" - by Oliver Sacks

Item Number: 180

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Online Close: Nov 10, 2007 12:59 AM EST

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Autographed copy of Oliver Sacks' new book.

  • In this book "Sacks explores how catchy tunes can subject us to hours of mental replay, and how a surprising number of people can acquire nonstop music hallucinations that assault them night and day.  Yet more frequently, music goes right:  Sacks describes how music can animate people with Parkinsons' disease who cannot otherwise move, give words to stroke patients who cannot otherwise speak, and calm and organize people whose memories are ravaged by Alzheimers or amnesia.  Music is irresistible, haunting and unforgettable, and in Musicophilia, Oliver Sacks tells us why."

 

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Institute for Music and Neurologic Function