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Oliver Sacks

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British neurologist, naturalist, historian of science, and writer. Interned at Mount Zion Hospital in San Francisco and completed residency in neurology and neuropathology at UCLA.... Show More

British neurologist, naturalist, historian of science, and writer. Interned at Mount Zion Hospital in San Francisco and completed residency in neurology and neuropathology at UCLA. Known for his work with patients affected by sleeping sickness encephalitis lethargica, which inspired his book "Awakenings" adapted into an Academy Award-nominated film.

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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales
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On the Move: A Life
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Awakenings
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An Anthropologist on Mars
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