Oliver Sacks, MD, CBE, (1933–2015) was a British neurologist and author of case studies, particularly those relating to hallucinations and altered states. He was considered by some to be “the poet laureate of medicine.”
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What is autism? A lifelong disability, or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain forms of genius? In truth, it is all of these things and more—and the future of our society depends on our understanding it.
Awakening the Mind is a tribute to the remarkable life and work of Dr. Oliver Sacks.
Neurologist and author Oliver Sacks brings our attention to Charles Bonnett syndrome - when visually impaired people experience lucid hallucinations. He describes the experiences of his patients in heartwarming detail and walks us through the biology of this under-reported phenomenon.
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