Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain

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Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
Author Oliver Sacks
Language English
Publisher Knopf
Publication date 2007-10-16
ISBN ISBN 1400040817
ISBN 978-1400040810

Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain is a 2007 book by neurologist Oliver Sacks about music and the human brain. The book was released on October 16, 2007 and published by Knopf.

On October 21, 2007 Sacks spoke with Andrea Seabrook of NPR's All Things Considered about music and its relationship to the human brain.[1]

[edit] Reviews

Peter D. Kramer of The Washington Post wrote, "In Musicophilia, Sacks turns to the intersection of music and neurology -- music as affliction and music as treatment." Kramer wrote, "Lacking the dynamic that propels Sacks's other work, Musicophilia threatens to disintegrate into a catalogue of disparate phenomena." Kramer went on to say, "What makes Musicophilia cohere is Sacks himself. He is the book's moral argument. Curious, cultured, caring, in his person Sacks justifies the medical profession and, one is tempted to say, the human race." Kramer concluded his review by writing, "Sacks is, in short, the ideal exponent of the view that responsiveness to music is intrinsic to our makeup. He is also the ideal guide to the territory he covers. Musicophilia allows readers to join Sacks where he is most alive, amid melodies and with his patients."[2]

Musicophilia was listed as one of the best books of 2007 by The Washington Post.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ NPR : Via 'Musicophilia,' Sacks Studies Music and the Brain. NPR, All Things Considered (2007-10-21). Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
  2. ^ Peter D. Kramer (2007-10-28). Melodies and Maladies. The Washington Post. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
  3. ^ Book World's Holiday Issue. The Washington Post (2007-12-02). Retrieved on 2007-12-26.

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