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1441 Book Club: Muscicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain by Oliver Sacks

  • Monday, November 07, 2016
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • 1441 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14610

The Rochester Academy of Medicine & The Rochester Medical Museum and Archives are excited to announce the launch of 1441 Book Club! Join us every 6 weeks, as we explore healthcare themed books on a variety of topics. All interested are welcome to participate.

Muscicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain by Oliver Sacks


From amazon.com:
With the same trademark compassion and erudition he brought to The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks explores the place music occupies in the brain and how it affects the human condition. In Musicophilia, he shows us a variety of what he calls “musical misalignments.” Among them: a man struck by lightning who suddenly desires to become a pianist at the age of forty-two; an entire group of children with Williams syndrome, who are hypermusical from birth; people with “amusia,” to whom a symphony sounds like the clattering of pots and pans; and a man whose memory spans only seven seconds-for everything but music. Illuminating, inspiring, and utterly unforgettable, Musicophilia is Oliver Sacks' latest masterpiece.


Availability through Monroe County Library System:
  • 2 book on CD
  • 2 books (all regular print)
  • 1 audio ebook
    1 downloadable ebook

    Discussion begins at  6:00 - 7:00 PM. Light super served at 5:45 PM.
    Free parking, enter through the double glass doors at the back of the building. Building is accessible.

    No registration required but if you have questions please call Kathleen Britton 585-922-1865 or Lydia Nicholson 585-271-1314

    Contact Us

    For CME or Events Please contact:  Susan.Layton@raom.org

    For all other inquiries Please contact: Ryan.Johnson@raom.org

    1441 East Avenue Rochester, NY 14610 585-271-1314 www.raom.org


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