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Oliver Sacks: Was Halluzinationen über unsere Psyche enthüllen.

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Der Neurologe und Autor Oliver Sacks macht uns mit dem Charles-Bonnett-Syndrom vertraut, bei dem sehbehinderte Menschen lebhafte Halluzinationen erleben. Er beschreibt die Erfahrungen seiner Patienten in rührender Ausführlichkeit und erläutert uns die biologischen Hintergründe dieses wenig beachteten Phänomens.

Since Awakenings first stormed the bestseller lists (and the silver screen), Oliver Sacks has become an unlikely household name, single-handedly inventing the genre of neurological anthropology. Full bio »

Translated into German by Björn Láczay
Reviewed by Valentina Wellbrock
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