Oliver Sacks, a neurologist and best-selling author who explored the human brain one patient at a time, has died of cancer. He was 82. Sacks was best known for his books The Man Who Mistook His ...

A new documentary, Oliver Sacks: His Own Life, chronicles the late neurologist's efforts to understand perception, memory and consciousness. Sacks spoke to Fresh Air in 2012.

Oliver Wolf Sacks was born in London on July 9, 1933, the youngest of four sons. His mother was a surgeon and the first woman allowed to join the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons.

The late author's correspondence shows a restless intellect roving far beyond what we saw in his books 'Awakenings' and 'The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat.' ...

Facebook X Reddit Email Save “It has always seemed to me that I have lived at a certain distance from life,” author-neurologist Oliver Sacks writes in the final pages of what will possibly be ...

So Oliver Sacks’s career started in early 1950s, and it’s not surprising to me that it’s something he felt early in his career. He really has lived through a tremendous change in the culture ...

The Oliver Sacks that most of the world knew — the one I fell in love with after we met in 2008, when he was 75 — was the beloved neurologist and the author of many best-selling books, admired ...

Zachary Quinto stars as Dr. Oliver Wolf in the new medical drama -- meet the real neurologist who inspired the character The post How the True Story of Dr. Oliver Sacks Inspired NBC’s ...

"Brilliant Minds" introduces Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Wolf, a neurologist loosely based on Oliver Sacks — down to the relationships in the pilot ...