Oliver Sacks

Oliver Sacks (1933–2015) was a British neurologist, writer, and science communicator, known for making neurology accessible to the general public through his works. He spent much of his career in the United States, where he worked as a physician and university professor. His writings focused on real neurological cases and on the relationship between the brain, the mind, and human experience. His work was distinguished by combining scientific research with a close and humanistic perspective toward his patients.

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Oliver Sacks (1933-2015) fue un neurólogo, escritor y divulgador científico británico, conocido por acercar la neurología al público mediante sus obras. Desarrolló gran parte de su carrera en Estados Unidos, donde ejerció como médico y profesor universitario. Sus escritos se centraron en casos neurológicos reales y en la relación entre el cerebro, la mente y la experiencia humana. Su trabajo destacó por combinar la investigación científica con una perspectiva cercana y humanista hacia sus pacientes.

• The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
  The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat 2004
• Musicophilia
  Musicophilia 2007
• Hallucinations
  Hallucinations
• An Anthropologist on Mars
  An Anthropologist on Mars 1995
• Awakenings
  Awakenings 1973
• Gratitude
  Gratitude
• The Mind's Eye
  The Mind's Eye
• Uncle Tungsten

  
  Uncle Tungsten 2001
• The Island of the Colorblind and Cycad Island
  The Island of the Colorblind and Cycad Island 1997
• On the Move
  On the Move
• Migraine
  Migraine
• Seeing Voices
  Seeing Voices 1989
• The River of Consciousness
  The River of Consciousness
• A Leg to Stand on
  A Leg to Stand on 1984
• The Vintage Book of Amnesia
  The Vintage Book of Amnesia
• Everything in Its Place
  Everything in Its Place