Unchained By Melody  Neurology Now January/February 2008 Volume
4(1) p 16–19   In Musicophilia, his latest book, neuroscientist
Oliver Sacks reflects on the powerful role of music in the lives
of people with neurological disorders, including his own.  Back
to top  To say that Oliver Sacks, M.D., is one of the best known
neurologists in the world doesn't do him justice. He's the
closest thing to a rock star that a neurologist has ever become,
and the author of numerous New York Times bestsellers, including
Awakenings, which inspired a movie featuring Robin Williams and
Robert De Niro, and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, a
strange, fascinating collection of case histories.  When you
consider how popular his books have been, it's easy to forget
that they aren't murder mysteries or bodice-ripping romances but
stories about the brain.  Recently named professor of clinical
neurology and clinical psychiatry at the Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, Dr. Sacks is
also a Columbi