by Oliver Sacks · Relógio D'Água · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789727089970
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«Musicofilia» is Oliver Sacks's essay on music and the brain, published by Relógio D'Água in paperback (371 pages, in Portuguese).
Oliver Sacks explores the place of music in the brain and its effect on the human condition. He gathers cases such as a man who, after being struck by lightning, wants to be a pianist; hypermusical children with Williams syndrome; people with amusia for whom a symphony is noise; and a patient with a seven-second memory except with music.
Portuguese edition of 2008, with the subtitle 'Histórias sobre a Música e o Cérebro' on the cover. ISBN 9789727089970.
Popular science work for those interested in neuroscience and music, with numerous clinical cases.
