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    Oliver Sacks: Musicophilia

    Oliver Sacks explores the brain's affinity for music by examining the extraordinary ways our brains adapt in response to musical aberrations.

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    By Michael Silverblatt • Feb 7, 2008 • 30m Listen

    In Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain (Knopf) Oliver Sacks explores the brain's affinity for music by examining the extraordinary ways our brains adapt in response to musical aberrations. Sack's wisdom and deep love of music are palpable in this vibrant conversation.

    Read in excerpt from Musicophilia.

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      Michael Silverblatt

      host, 'Bookworm'

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      Oliver Sacks

      neurologist and author

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