Oliver Sacks talks about ‘narrative & medicine’
I am an avid follower of Oliver Sacks’ writings and an admirer of his approach to neurological conditions and human-beings. Here is a talk given recently on ‘narrative and medicine’ emphasising the...
View ArticleTo live on a day to day basis…
Louis Gifford has just written about his heroes (must read here). One of mine is Oliver Sacks, the neurologist who has written extensively about his observations in the most humble and honest way. In...
View ArticleTales of wandering soles
Readers will be aware of the importance that I attach to story telling, usually in the context of a patient being given the opportunity to fully relay their experience. This means that the individual...
View ArticleWhat hallucinations reveal about our minds
With increasing understanding of the role of the brain and mind in health, and rightly so, here is a TED talk with Oliver Sacks, the great neurologist and writer. In terms of pain we must think about...
View ArticleNeurologists as detectives?
Originally posted on Blame the Amygdala:Here is an entertaining 20 minute discussion of neurologists as detectives (yes, the Sherlock Holmes kind). [soundcloud...
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