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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

Collection of neurological case studies; explores bizarre perceptual disorders; written by a neurologist; emphasizes human resilience

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  • Collection of neurological case studies
  • Explores bizarre perceptual disorders
  • Written by a neurologist
  • Emphasizes human resilience

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u/redditor · r/neuroscience

“And if you liked "the man who mistook his wife for a hat" you should also read other books by Sacks! I really loved "Musicophilia", in which he ...”

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u/redditor · r/ifyoulikeblank

“IIL Oliver Sacks' The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat WEWIL. I enjoyed the case study approach to this book, but any book about ...”

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u/redditor · r/neurology

“The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat presents a really attractive vision of medicine, which seems at odds with today's race to run leaner and ...”

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u/redditor · r/suggestmeabook

“Spent all summer reading ALL of Oliver Sacks' books. Very readable, very interesting, I'm kind of obsessed with him.”

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u/redditor · r/autism

“The book is outdated, but Sacks was trully amazing about treating everyone as a whole human being with incredible exceptionallities. I really ...”

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u/redditor · r/autism

“Excerpt from Oliver Sacks' “The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat” ... This entire chapter hit me like a freight train, despite my initial ...”

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