《戀音樂(lè)》

Title: Musicophilia

書(shū)名：《戀音樂(lè)》

Author: Oliver Sacks

作者：奧利弗#8226;薩克斯

Publisher: Knopf

出版商：挪波夫出版社

Renowned essayist-neurologist Oliver Sacks revels in the complex and inexplicable relationship between music and the human brain in this fascinating exploration. Structured as a series of medical case studies， Sacks makes the argument that music is essential to human beings in mysterious ways that have only begun to be understood. He illustrates this through various stories which include his own experiences with amusia， tales of patients afflicted with Tourette's or Parkinson's whose symptoms are mitigated through certain forms of music， and a man who discovers a newfound passion for the concert piano after being struck by lightning. Sacks is undeniably erudite， yet he manages to keep his writing congenial and accessible. He leads the reader to a better appreciation of the unfathomable workings of the human mind and the central role music plays in our lives. Indeed， music occupies more areas of the brain than even language does. Sacks does an effective job in showing us that we are undeniably a musical species.

著名的作家兼神經(jīng)學(xué)家?jiàn)W利弗#8226;薩克斯在令人迷醉的新作中探討了音樂(lè)和人類(lèi)大腦之間錯(cuò)綜復(fù)雜的關(guān)系。在這本以醫(yī)學(xué)研究形式寫(xiě)就的新作中，薩克斯提出了這樣的論點(diǎn)：音樂(lè)以各種神秘的形式成為了人類(lèi)生活中的必需品，而這剛剛被認(rèn)知。他例舉了各類(lèi)例子來(lái)證明自己的觀點(diǎn)，包括他自己的失歌癥以及患有抽動(dòng)癥和帕金森氏癥的患者們都通過(guò)一定形式的音樂(lè)減輕了病情，而一個(gè)曾遭電擊的人因聽(tīng)了鋼琴演奏而熱情重燃。薩克斯無(wú)疑是博學(xué)的，但他仍然設(shè)法讓自己的作品通俗易懂。他讓讀者進(jìn)一步了解到人類(lèi)大腦的深不可測(cè)性以及音樂(lè)在我們生活中的不可替代性。的確，音樂(lè)比任何語(yǔ)言都占據(jù)著大腦更多的空間。而正是薩克斯兢兢業(yè)業(yè)的工作讓我們意識(shí)到我們就是音樂(lè)迷。

Comments 評(píng)論

\"Since the 1970 publication of Migraine， neurologist Oliver Sacks's unusual and fascinating case histories of 'differently brained' people and phenomena have been marked by extraordinary compassion and humanity， focusing on the patient as much as the condition.\" – amazon.com

“自1970出版了《偏頭痛》后，神經(jīng)學(xué)家?jiàn)W利弗#8226;薩克斯對(duì)病人以及各類(lèi)病情非同尋常的關(guān)注就標(biāo)志著他對(duì)‘不同大腦’的人群的研究是意義非凡的?！薄猘mazon.com

\"Sacks is an unparalleled chronicler of modern medicine， and fans of his work will find much to enjoy when he turns his prodigious talent for observation to music and its relationship to the brain.\" – Publishers Weekly

“薩克斯是前無(wú)古人后無(wú)來(lái)者的現(xiàn)代醫(yī)藥史學(xué)家，他的書(shū)迷們將為他的音樂(lè)觀以及他對(duì)音樂(lè)和大腦關(guān)系的闡述而傾倒?！薄冻霭嬲咧芸?/p>