Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, Revised and Expanded Edition
by Oliver Sacks
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Author: Oliver SacksEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-09-23
ISBN: 1400033535
Number of pages: 448
Publisher: Vintage
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Book Review: Fascianting tales of music and the brain
Summary: 5 Stars
Only part way thru the book at this point, but it is a fascinating insight into the effects of music on the brain...and the part the brain can play in our individual musical "makeup".
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Summary of Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, Revised and Expanded Edition
Revised and ExpandedWith 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.
Amazon Best of the Month, December 2007: Legendary R&B icon Ray Charles claimed that he was "born with music inside me," and neurologist Oliver Sacks believes Ray may have been right. Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain examines the extreme effects of music on the human brain and how lives can be utterly transformed by the simplest of harmonies. With clinical studies covering the tragic (individuals afflicted by an inability to connect with any melody) and triumphant (Alzheimer's patients who find order and comfort through music), Sacks provides an erudite look at the notion that humans are truly a "musical species." --Dave Callanan
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