![]() He’s interested in investigating people with rare neurological conditions, not simply because of his duties as a doctor, but because he wants to understand how human beings live with their conditions and adapt accordingly. ![]() Sacks is an erudite man (sometimes comically so) whose knowledge of music, literature, and history matches his knowledge of neurology. Although Sacks’s primary role in the book is that of an observer and a dispassionate scientific researcher, we gradually get a distinct sense of his personality. The author and narrator of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks spent many years working with patients with rare neurological disorders, and his research formed the basis for the book (each chapter is structured around a different patient). ![]()
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