Un antropologo su Marte-Sette racconti paradossali

I've read about neurologist Oliver Sacks in other books but I'm pretty sure this was my first experience reading one of his books and I actually really enjoyed it. Sacks writes up narratives for patients he works with or people he meets with neurological conditions in a way that makes it much easier Leggi tutto

This book contains an extended, very sympathetic case-study of Temple Grandin, the world's most famous autistic person. I read it when my older son, Jonathan, was diagnosed autistic at age about 10. Obviously, given that it took so long to figure out why he was odd, he isn't that much like Grandin,

In An Anthropologist on Mars, Oliver Sacks seamlessly weaves fascinating patient stories and lessons in neurology for the layperson. This may sound quite dry if you're not into reading about bizarre behavior from brain circuitry goes awry, but Sacks makes the science very palatable. He acts as our w Leggi tutto

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Porque los diferentes son lo mejor del mundo 5/5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 📚 Este es mi primer libro sobre neurociencia y debo decir que me encantó. La forma en que Sacks ilustra las diferentes formas en que el cerebro llega a funcionar teniendo dificultades que a veces son inexplicables, es fascinante. 🧠 Este libro e Leggi tutto

This is a fascinating book about seven people with very special, mental conditions. Oliver Sacks is a neurologist, and he spent a lot of time with each of these people in their homes and in their environments. As a result, Sacks can go into great detail about each of the seven, and explains their hi Leggi tutto

Confession time ! I must admit - friends, judge not lest ye be judged - that I boohooed my way through the last part of Awakenings The Movie, with all those frozen people coming back to life and catching tennis balls and (spoiler alerts) then living life to the FULL for one brief shining moment, and Leggi tutto

Primo libro di Sacks a cui mi avvicino. Che dire. Senza dubbio una raccolta di sette racconti molto interessanti che introducono punti di vista diversi da quelli strettamente clinici e medici. Sacks preferisce osservare i suoi pazienti nel loro habitat di tutti i giorni per vedere come questo possa