Neurológ Oliver Sacks sa snaží, aby poruchy mozgu pochopila aj široká verejnosť. Podarilo sa mu to?V dvadsiatich štyroch kapitolách rozdelených do štyroch tematických celkov doktor odhaľuje záhady fungovania mozgu a približuje nám, čo všetko sa môže s človekom stať, ak nastane chyba.Príbehy sú tragicko-komické, no viac by som sa prikláňala k tragédii, keď si uvedomím, že sú reálne a ľudia[...]
If a man has lost a leg or an eye, he knows he has lost a leg or an eye; but if he has lost a self—himself—he cannot know it, because he is no longer there to know it. Dr. Oliver Sacks recounts the stories of patients struggling to adapt to often bizarre… ...
If a man has lost a leg or an eye, he knows he has lost a leg or an eye; but if he has lost a self—himself—he cannot know it, because he is no longer there to know it. Dr. Oliver Sacks recounts the stories of patients struggling to adapt to often bizarre worlds of neurological disorder. Here are people who can no longer recognize everyday objects or those they love; who are stricken with violent tics or shout involuntary obscenities; who have been dismissed as autistic or retarded, yet are gifted with uncanny artistic or mathematical talents. If inconceivably strange, these brilliant tales illuminate what it means to be human.
