Musicophilia
by Oliver Sacks
I very much enjoy reading books written by NYU professors,
and this one was no different. Oliver
Sacks, who gained notoriety as a neurologist, researcher, and educator,
produces an important read in his book Musicophilia. The book is his study on the impact of music
on the human brain. Sacks presents a
series of real-life case studies of injuries (person hit by lightning), people
with seizures, Alzheimer patients, and others who have experienced significant
brain trauma. He investigates what happens when music is introduced into their
lives. Some of the people he interviews are inspired to play music, such as
the person who was hit by lightning (who becomes a pianist at the age of
forty-two), while some of the people he follows have the opposite experience
and can’t even hear music anymore. In
the book, he examines many neurological phenomenon, sharing his learning of the
various, strange issues society deal with today. In 2017, Dr. Sacks passed away, leaving significant
data for future neurologists to take the impact of music on the brain to the
next level. A really inspiring and
thought-provoking read. Brilliant
physician who did such important work.
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