Students of Psychology undoubtedly know of Oliver Sacks, the neurologist who studied, cared for, and wrote about people with a variety of unusual brain disorders. The author of such classics as The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat, The Island Of The Colorblind, Awakenings, A Surgeon's Life, and The Lost Mariner died of melanoma. His insightful and profoundly moving accounts of those with brain dysfunction will surely be missed. Click HERE for the full story from the New York Times.
