The man who explored the mysteries of the human brain in a series of best-selling books succumbed to cancer at the age of 82.
According to a report from Daily Mail, renowned neurologist and writer Oliver Sacks, who announced last February that he has rare eye cancer that had spread, died at the age of 82 today, August 30.
Sacks, who had lived in New York since 1965, authored several other books about unusual medical conditions, including The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat and The Island Of The Colorblind, BBC reported.
In The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat, Sacks described a man who really did mistake his wife's face for his hat while visiting Sacks' office, because his brain had difficulty interpreting what he saw. In addition, the book also featured autistic twins who had trouble with ordinary math but who could perform other amazing calculations. …show more content…
It was disclosed that "Legions of neuroscientists now probing the mysteries of the human brain cite this book as their greatest inspiration."
Meanwhile, he wrote the 1973 book Awakenings, which narrated his real-life experience with patients who suffered from a condition known as encephalitis lethargica. The story was adapted into a film of the same name starring Robin Williams and Robert DeNiro. It was was nominated for three Oscars -- including Best Picture, in
According to a report from Daily Mail, renowned neurologist and writer Oliver Sacks, who announced last February that he has rare eye cancer that had spread, died at the age of 82 today, August 30.
Sacks, who had lived in New York since 1965, authored several other books about unusual medical conditions, including The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat and The Island Of The Colorblind, BBC reported.
In The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat, Sacks described a man who really did mistake his wife's face for his hat while visiting Sacks' office, because his brain had difficulty interpreting what he saw. In addition, the book also featured autistic twins who had trouble with ordinary math but who could perform other amazing calculations. …show more content…
It was disclosed that "Legions of neuroscientists now probing the mysteries of the human brain cite this book as their greatest inspiration."
Meanwhile, he wrote the 1973 book Awakenings, which narrated his real-life experience with patients who suffered from a condition known as encephalitis lethargica. The story was adapted into a film of the same name starring Robin Williams and Robert DeNiro. It was was nominated for three Oscars -- including Best Picture, in