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This is the sort of book I like. Neurology, problems of the brain told through the stories of people who suffer from them. In the hands of a brilliant writer, like Oliver Sacks, both the person and their issues come to life and we see the author too.
In this book there are nine problems, all neurological except one, told through the stories of nine people (including HM, does everyone have to include him? (The definitive book for me was Permanent Present Tense: The Unforgettable Life of the Amnes ...more
In this book there are nine problems, all neurological except one, told through the stories of nine people (including HM, does everyone have to include him? (The definitive book for me was Permanent Present Tense: The Unforgettable Life of the Amnes ...more
As promised on the cover, this book takes a look at 9 different types of unusual conditions that can be present in our brain. These are not scientific accounts but more interviews with the individuals who display these conditions and the effect the conditions have on their lives.
Readers will be introduced to a man who believes that he is dead, a woman who is unable to recognize locations very familiar to her like her home or street, and a man who has an extreme form of synesthesia.
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Readers will be introduced to a man who believes that he is dead, a woman who is unable to recognize locations very familiar to her like her home or street, and a man who has an extreme form of synesthesia.
Interesting ...more
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