MUSICOPHILIA Tales of Music and the Brain By Oliver Sacks Knopf. 381 pp. $26 The classic Oliver Sacks case-vignette is a moral fable: A patient presents a dramatic neurological problem. Using cutting-edge tools, the medical profession corrects the abnormality. But soon the treatment fails, or the... -
Melodies and Maladies
MUSICOPHILIA Tales of Music and the Brain By Oliver Sacks Knopf. 381 pp. $26 The classic Oliver Sacks case-vignette is a moral fable: A patient presents a dramatic neurological problem. Using cutting-edge tools, the medical profession corrects the abnormality. But soon the treatment fails, or the...-
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