by Neurologist Oliver Sacks, a musician himself, who has chronicled the fascinating effects of music within the brain. His medical case-studies include musical hallucinations (when music repeats itself endlessly and uncontrollably in your head, even in deaf people), the effects of music on Alzheimers and Parkinsons patients, a doctor struck by lightning who inexplicably developed a talent and obsession for the piano, patients who tragically cannot connect with any melody, and more. Only in the last few years have neurologists been able to penetrate some of the mysteries of our musical brains. Music makes connections that are lasting, sometimes extreme, often transforming, and definitely remarkable.
425 pp. Paperback
