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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Sacks was such a brilliant guy too.

"The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat" is a great read, and of course "Awakenings" was the basis of the Robin Williams movie (also RIP).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Mistook_His_Wife_for_a_Hat

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awakenings_(book)

https://youtu.be/7exeVt7CaE4

(Also Julie Kavner - Marge Simpson)

[–] tomiant@programming.dev 2 points 2 days ago

Here's one of my favorite TED talks of all time, “What Hallucination Reveals About Our Minds", where he explains Charles Bonnet syndrome, a condition where people with impaired vision experience elaborate, lucid hallucinations:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgOTaXhbqPQ