On the shelf
Awakenings
by Oliver Sacks
1 episode · 1 guest · last mentioned 29 Aug 2024
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Andrew Huberman in the episode with Andrew Huberman
About the book
A non-fiction account by neurologist Oliver Sacks detailing his work with post-encephalitic patients who were frozen in a catatonic state for decades. It chronicles their dramatic, temporary awakenings after being administered the drug L-DOPA.
