Neurologist and Author
"Creativity and the Brain"
Thursday, November 14, 2002
A master at creating compassionate drama from the uncanny dysfunctions of the brain, Dr. Sacks is a world-renowned neurologist, humanist and best-selling author of astonishing case histories. His best-selling book about the survivors of the great epidemic of sleeping sickness, Awakenings, inspired Harold Pinter's play, A Kind of Alaska and the Penny Marshall film Awakenings, which was nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture of the Year. Dr. Sacks is perhaps best known for his 1985 collection of case histories from the far borderlands of neurological experience, The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat. His other seven books are international bestsellers and in the fall of 2001, Dr. Sacks released his memoir, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood.
Read the Press Release: "Award-Winning Author/Neurologist Explores Link Between Creativity and the Brain in Lawrence University Convocation"