• Musicophilia with Oliver Sacks Wednesday, December 3, 2008 The renowned author Dr. Oliver Sacks, a professor of neurology and psychiatry and “Columbia Artist” at Columbia University, will talk about the mysteries of the brain and mind in a conversation with CSW Director John Horgan. Dr. Sacks’s many bestsellers include his case histories of patients with neurological syndromes, notably The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, An Anthropologist on Mars and Awakenings (made into a film starring Robin Williams and Robert DeNiro); Uncle Tungsten, a memoir; and his most recent book, Musicophilia, an exploration of the neural underpinnings of music.

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