The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

This book is a treasure. I must admit, Oliver Sacks is not the best of writers, his prose can be a bit dry and dare I say clinical at times. But he more than makes up for it with great insight and a host of unparalleled stories about the weird and wonderful world of super-specific neurological conditions. Sack's book is a collection of fairly casually reported highly interesting, clinical cases from his career as a neurologist. At times funny and at times tragic, sacks manages to bring the human element into each of these cases, while also shedding light on how the mind works in the process.

This was a really interesting read for me. I don't really read too many non-fiction novels on my free time, but I intend to change that–especially after reading this book. Oliver Sacks re-sparked my fascination of the Neurobiology field by bringing in a very personal, human narrative to the stories, which many people can relate to. Although it is easy to get lost in the scientific/medical jargon, I hope readers can get past that because I think he does a wonderful job leading his readers through his thought processes.

Bottom line: This is a very thought provoking book, and I can definitely see myself picking it up in the future to reread a couple of the tales.

Fascinating stories. Especially, the woman who lost her Proprioception. She lost all sense of her joints location. Close your eyes and touch and you can still touch your finger to your nose. This woman, when she closes her eyes she looses all sense of where her fingers are. She could only move when she could see her limbs. Many other interesting stories but this one stood out.