Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain

There are a range of human reactions to music: from indifference to rapture, from ΓÇ£amusiaΓÇ¥ (the inability to recognize certain aspects of music) to a synesthetic response that imbues every musical note with its own color and taste. Our sensitivities to music can become dangerous-whether is from songs we simply canΓÇÖt get out of our heads or the non stop musical hallucinations a surprising number of us experience night and day. Yet far more frequently, music goes right: it can help people with ParkinsonΓÇÖs disease who cannot otherwise move, give words to stroke patients who cannot otherwise speak, and organize peopleΓÇÖs memories who suffer from AlzheimerΓÇÖs or amnesia. It is clear that music has a unique power to alter the brain in remarkable and complex ways, and in ways we are only beginning to understand.

[@CatherineSTodd]

Oh, how I wish I could have met Dr. Sacks before he passed on to conduct that great Syphony in the Sky! What a wonderful man he was, and such a poet with his words!

[@mehakverma7043]

Every person should hear this man speak

[@edwardwilliams2438]

A truly Stellar mind...and to watch and listen to Dr. Sacks is just a revelation. A simply beautiful vessel...all that energy and insight wrapped in a very sweet package. Sorry to hear that he has passed on to the great beyond....what a loss.

[@Papin47]

A Brilliant human being on many levels. RIP Dr Sacks.

[@OU812cheeto]

This man is such a delight! I've learned so much from him. RIP Dr. Sacks.

[@Psycandy]

Oliver Sacks was a gift to humanity. Some may recall or know the movie 'Awakenings' (1990) (and also 'Rain Man' from

[@susydyson1750]

Fascinating ! Every child should listen to music everyday… and parents alert to see if they suffer a deficiency of any kind

[@Anna-6yh]

Dr Sacks spoke about his patients with such a passion , those lectures are real treasure ❤

[@CatherineSTodd]

"The brains of musicians and musically trained people are different from those of non-trained people." Starts at

[@lizgichora6472]

Thank you very much: Music, language and the brain.

[@nadabajic1570]

Brilliant lecture, brilliant lecturer. Inspirational physitian.

[@quotesofaeon9408]

Thank you very much.

[@roisin252]

Love it!

[@mariekatherine5238]

My ex-brother-in-law had no musical sense, whatsoever. He didn’t like listening to music, was tone deaf, could not keep a rhythm. To him, it was just annoying noise! He is the only person I’ve ever met whom I’d consider truly amusical.