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In the book Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, neurologist Oliver Sacks explores the relationship between music and the mind. Through a... 'Musicophilia' Examines Music in the Mind In the ...

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In Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain (Knopf) Oliver Sacks explores the brain's affinity for music by examining the extraordinary ways our brains adapt in response to musical aberrations. Sack ...

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Oliver Sacks on Music — The program welcomes author and neurologist Oliver Sacks, who looks at the power of music in his new book, "Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain." His other books include ...

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In the standout chapter of his new book, "Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain," Oliver Sacks visits a musicologist named Clive who has suffered brain damage that makes him feel as if he is ...

NJ.com: Got rhythm? "Musicophilia" by neurologist author Oliver Sacks says you do

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Sacks is an unparalleled chronicler of modern medicine, and fans of his work will find much to enjoy when he turns his prodigious talent for observation to music and its relationship to the brain. The ...

Throughout history, the best minds have struggled to define what music is for. To Pythagoras, it was the sound of mathematical, cosmic harmony reverberating in the human soul; to Darwin, a function of ...

In advance of Princeton University Concerts' “Healing with Music” event exploring the intersection of Music, Dance, & Parkinson’s disease, learn more about music’s place in the human brain by ...

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seattlepi.com: Oliver Sacks turns his attention to the effects of music on the brain