Cover of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

by Oliver Sacks

A collection of clinical case histories from a neurologist, recounting the strange and often poignant disorders of patients with brain damage. Each essay explores how these perceptual and cognitive deficits illuminate the workings of the healthy brain and the nature of human identity.

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Ranked #303 of 1942 · 308 pages · Published 1980

Mentioned 3× on The Joe Rogan Experience across 3 episodes, most recently on Aug 27, 2024.

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  1. #2195Andrew Huberman

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Book data: ISBN 9780060970796. Page count from Open Library (median of editions). Cover via Open Library Covers.