Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

Name: Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
ISBN: 9781101908310

2004312 pagesKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Explore the fascinating world of neurology through the eyes of Oliver Sacks in "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat." This collection of case studies introduces readers to individuals navigating extraordinary neurological conditions, from memory loss to altered perceptions of reality. Sacks offers a deeply human look at patients facing incredible challenges, highlighting their resilience and the unique ways they experience the world.

Avg. reading time: 5h 57m
Prose complexity: 4/10

Thought-Provoking Reflective

Oliver Sacks

Oliver Sacks, M.D. was a physician, a best-selling author, and a professor of neurology at the NYU School of Medicine. The New York Times has referred to him as “the poet laureate of medicine.” He is best known for his collections of neurological case histories, including The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat, Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain and An Anthropologist on Mars. Awakenings, his book about a group of patients who had survived the great encephalitis lethargica epidemic of...