Description
In this landmark collection of clinical tales, a neurologist introduces patients whose disorders transform perception, memory, identity, movement, and the very sense of self. From a music teacher unable to recognize familiar objects to individuals who experience their limbs or bodies as strangely alien, each case reveals the astonishing complexity—and fragility—of the human mind. With compassion, narrative skill, and clear scientific insight, the author explores neurological difference without reducing patients to diagnoses, inviting readers to consider how the brain shapes reality and individuality.
Available Editions
paperback
Vintage
Published Sep 14, 2021
256 pages
ISBN: 9780593466674
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Details
First Published
1980
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks.