Musicophilia

Methodology and Conclusions

In his book «Musicophilia», Oliver Sacks explores the connection between music and the human brain using various patient stories and personal experience. The author describes cases from his medical practice, demonstrating how music affects people with different neurological conditions, including amnesia, dyslexia, Tourette's syndrome, and others. Sacks analyzes how music can restore and transform the human mind, eliciting extraordinary responses from deep emotional memories to the sudden recovery of seemingly lost cognitive functions. The book explores how melodies can stimulate different areas of the brain, affecting mood, perception, and even motor skills. Oliver Sacks concludes that music has a universal impact on the human nervous system, thereby facilitating healing, educational, and social processes.