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Oliver Sacks

Books by Oliver Sacks

Lived: 1933–2015

Nationality: British

Gender: male

Catalog: 12 books

Oliver Sacks (1933–2015) was a British neurologist, writer, and science communicator, known for making neurology accessible to the general public through his works. He spent much of his career in the United States, where he worked as a physician and university professor. His writings focused on real neurological cases and on the relationship between the brain, the mind, and human experience. His work was distinguished by combining scientific research with a close and humanistic perspective toward his patients. --- Oliver Sacks (1933-2015) fue un neurólogo, escritor y divulgador científico británico, conocido por acercar la neurología al público mediante sus obras. Desarrolló gran parte de su carrera en Estados Unidos, donde ejerció como médico y profesor universitario. Sus escritos se centraron en casos neurológicos reales y en la relación entre el cerebro, la mente y la experiencia humana. Su trabajo destacó por combinar la investigación científica con una perspectiva cercana y humanista hacia sus pacientes.

  1. 1Cover of Awakenings

    Awakenings

    Oliver Sacks · 1973 · 1 list

  2. 2Cover of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
  3. 3Cover of Uncle Tungsten

    Uncle Tungsten

    Oliver Sacks · 2001 · 1 list

  4. 4Cover of An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales
  5. 5Cover of El hombre que confundió a su mujer con un sombrero
  6. 6Cover of Gratitude

    Gratitude

    Oliver Sacks · 2001 · 0 lists

  7. 7Cover of Hallucinations
  8. 8Cover of Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
  9. 9Cover of On the Move: A Life
  10. 10Cover of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales
  11. 11Cover of The Mind's Eye
  12. 12Cover of The River of Consciousness

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