![]() ![]() In the nineteen sixties, Doctor Sacks gave the Sickness include loss of speech and movement. The signs of Tourette's because they are a part of his identity and personality.Ībout patients as described in Oliver Sacks' book, "The Man Who Mistook HisĮighty-five, the book became a huge success.īook, "Awakenings," told about his work with post-encephalitic patients at a But on the weekends, the man decides to enjoy Gives him medicine to take during the week to control the disorder. Imagine a man who learns to control the repeated movements and shouts that are His memory of recent activities only lasts a few minutes. ![]() He remains trapped in a distant past because The patient suffers from Korsakov's syndrome,Ī brain disorder that leads to memory loss. Years of his life and still thinks he is a young man. Imagine a person who has no memory of the past twenty The experiences of real people struggling to live with unusual conditions. ![]() But they also tell a very human story about Writes explore the science of the brain and the way it works. ![]() He also teaches neurology and psychiatry atĭoctor Sacks is most famous for his books about people with disorders of the brain Spent most of his adult life treating patients in New York City. This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. ![]()
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