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The mind's eye

In this testament to the complexity of vision and the brain and to the power of creativity and adaptation, the author relates the stories of people who are able to navigate the world and communicate with others despite losing what many of us consider indispensable senses and abilities.

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  • "In this testament to the complexity of vision and the brain and to the power of creativity and adaptation, the author relates the stories of people who are able to navigate the world and communicate with others despite losing what many of us consider indispensable senses and abilities."@en
  • "Sacks relates the true tales of people who navigate the world and communicate with others despite being without "indispensable" senses and abilities such as speech, sight, and face recognition."@en
  • "From the author of the best-selling Musicophilia (hailed as "luminous, original, and indispensable" by The American Scholar), an exploration of vision through the case histories of six individuals--including a renowned pianist who continues to give concerts despite losing the ability to read the score, and a neurobiologist born with crossed eyes who, late in life, suddenly acquires binocular vision, and how her brain adapts to that new skill ..."@en
  • "Includes stories of people who are able to navigate the world and communicate with others despite losing what many of us consider indispensable senses and faculties: the power of speech, the capacity to recognize faces, the sense of three-dimensional space, the ability to read, and the sense of sight. This book is a testament to the complexity of vision and the brain and to the power of creativity and adaptation, and it provides a whole new perspective on the power of language and communication, as we try to imagine what it is to perceive through another person's eyes, or another person's mind."@en
  • "From the author of the best-selling Musicophilia (hailed as "luminous, original, and indispensable" by The American Scholar), an exploration of vision through the case histories of six individuals--including a renowned pianist who continues to give concerts despite losing the ability to read the score, and a neurobiologist born with crossed eyes who, late in life, suddenly acquires binocular vision, and how her brain adapts to that new skill..."

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