Oliver Sacks died in August 2015 at his home in Greenwich Village, surrounded by his close friends and family. He was 82. He spent his final days doing what he loved: playing the piano, swimming, enjoying smoked salmon and writing . .
Was geschieht in unserem Kopf, wenn wir - ohne es zu wollen - phantastische Geschichten wahrnehmen oder Muster und Gestalten sehen? Wodurch unterscheiden sich solche Halluzinationen von realen Erfahrungen oder von Träumen? Oliver Sacks beschreibt...
Hallucinations, for most people, imply madness. But there are many different types of non-psychotic hallucination caused by various illnesses or injuries, by intoxication - even, for many people, by falling sleep. From the elementary geometrical shapes...
Imaginative and insightful, Seeing Voices offers a way into a world that is, for many people, alien and unfamiliar ? for to be profoundly deaf is not just to live in a world of silence, but also to live in a world where the visual is paramount. In this...
'A humane discourse on the fragility of our minds, of the bodies that give rise to them, and of the world they create for us. This book is filled with wonders' - Daily Telegraph
Mit seinen unkonventionellen Fallgeschichten hat der Neurologe Oliver Sacks Millionen Leser in aller Welt gefunden. Seine Bücher werben höchst einfühlsam für mehr Verständnis und Toleranz gegenüber Menschen, die von der sozia...
The classic account of survivors of the sleeping-sickness during the great epidemic just after World War I â and their return to the world after decades of âsleep.â â¢&Acir...
From Simon & Schuster, Living with Tourette Syndrome is Elaine Fantle Shimberg's guide to understanding Tourette syndrome, its effects, and how to handle it in various settings.
THE INSPIRATION FOR THE NBC SERIES BRILLIANT MINDS ⢠From the bestselling author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat ⢠Fascinating portraits of neurological disorder in which men, women,...