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10 years ago today, Oliver Sacks, a British neurologist, naturalist, historian of science, and writer, died. (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Sacks was such a brilliant guy too.

"The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat" is a great read, and of course "Awakenings" was the basis of the Robin Williams movie (also RIP).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Mistook_His_Wife_for_a_Hat

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awakenings_(book)

https://youtu.be/7exeVt7CaE4

(Also Julie Kavner - Marge Simpson)

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[–] tomiant@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

Here's one of my favorite TED talks of all time, “What Hallucination Reveals About Our Minds", where he explains Charles Bonnet syndrome, a condition where people with impaired vision experience elaborate, lucid hallucinations:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgOTaXhbqPQ

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