In this spirited volume, Oliver Sacks examines the many passions of his own life - both as a doctor engaged with the central questions of human existence, and as a polymath conversant in all the sciences. Why do humans need gardens? How,...

"Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain" ist ein faszinierendes Werk von Oliver Sacks, das die komplexe Beziehung zwischen Musik und dem menschlichen Gehirn erforscht. Das Buch enthält eine Sammlung von Fallstudien und persönlichen...

'The story of a disease that plunged its victims into a prison of viscous time, and the drug that catapulted them out of it' Guardian Hailed as a medical classic, and the subject of a major feature film as well as radio and stage plays...

'Oliver Sacks is a neurologist, a man of humane eloquence, and a genuine communicator' Observer'Sacks writes in the great tradition of literary doctors. He is humane, relaxed and amused, and loved a good anecdote' Spectator'Oliver Sacks...

"Die blinde Frau, die sehen kann: Rätselhafte Phänomene unseres Bewusstseins" von Oliver Sacks ist eine faszinierende Erkundung der komplexen und oft rätselhaften Funktionsweise des menschlichen Gehirns. In diesem Buch untersucht Sacks...