Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
Episode Summary
\"The poet laureate of medicine\" (New York Times) examines the complexities of our response to music and the particular powers of music to move us physically and emotionally, beneficially or destructively, showing how we humans are a musical species no less than a linguistic one.
Participant(s) Bio
Oliver Sacks is the author of nine previous books, including The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat. His work has been supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in New York City, where he is a practicing neurologist.
Credits
ALOUD audio is presented by the Library Foundation of Los Angeles and made possible through support provided by The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, the Righteous Persons Foundation, City National Bank, K&L Gates, KPMG, Sue and David Rosenblum, Wallis Foundation, Donna and Martin J. Wolff and The Boudjakdji Foundation. Additional support provided by The Council of the Library Foundation, Library Foundation members, and the Los Angeles Public Library. Media support provided by KPPC 83.9 FM and KUSC 91.5 FM. ALOUD theme composed by Larry Karush.