Musicophilia
Tales of Music and the Brain
By Oliver Sacks
"Musicophilia" was published by Vintage Books in 2008-09 - New York, it has 425 pages and the language of the book is English.
“Musicophilia” Metadata:
- Title: Musicophilia
- Author: Oliver Sacks
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: 425
- Publisher: Vintage Books
- Publish Date: 2008-09
- Publish Location: New York
“Musicophilia” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ psychology - Alzheimer’s disese - amnesia - Parkinson’s disease - amusia - Williams syndrome - Musicophilia - the brain - the human experience - medical - neurology - psychiatry - neuropsychology - music philosophy - self-help - personal growth - Physiological aspects of Music - Psychological aspects of Music - Nonfiction - Psychological aspects - Music - Physiological aspects - Neurologische aspecten - Muziekpsychologie - Aspect physiologique - Aspect psychologique - Music Therapy - Musique - Music, psychological aspects - Music, physiological aspects - Brain - Physiology - Auditory Perception - Musikpsychologie - Musik - Physiologie - nyt:paperback-nonfiction=2008-10-19 - New York Times bestseller - New York Times reviewed - Psychology - Williams Syndrome - Parkinson Disease - Alzheimer Disease
- People: Oliver Sacks - Harry S
Edition Specifications:
- Format: Paperback
- Pagination: 425 p. ;
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL22797127M - OL277255W
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 191922997 - 1050846847
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2007006810 - 2008279138
- ISBN-13: 9781400033539
- ISBN-10: 1400033535
- All ISBNs: 1400033535 - 9781400033539
AI-generated Review of “Musicophilia”:
Snippets and Summary:
What an odd thing it is to see an entire species - billions of people- playing with, listening to, meaningless tonal patters, occupied and preoccupied for much of their time by what they call "music."
"Musicophilia" Description:
The Open Library:
With his trademark compassion and erudition, Oliver Sacks, whom The New York Times has called "the poet Laureate of medicine," explores the place music occupies in the brain and how it affects the human condition. In Musicophilia, he examines the powers of music through the individual experiences of patients, musicians, and everyday people. Among them a surgeon who is struck by lightning and suddenly becomes obsessed with Chopin; people with "amusia," to whom a symphony sounds like the clattering of pots and pans; and a man whose memory spans only seven seconds - for everything but music. Dr. Sacks describes how music can animate people with Parkinson's disease who cannot otherwise move, give words to stroke patients who cannot otherwise speak, and calm and organize people who are deeply disoriented by Alzheimer's or schizophrenia. Music can be inspiring, moving us to the heights or depths of emotion - and it can also be our best medicine. In Musicophilia Oliver Sacks tells us why. (back cover)
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