tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post7256848771683321662..comments2024-03-27T13:55:34.257-07:00Comments on DJan-ity: MusicophiliaDJanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-84541670306577923332010-03-23T09:02:25.274-07:002010-03-23T09:02:25.274-07:00Oliver Sacks' books certainly helped me unders...Oliver Sacks' books certainly helped me understand what was and is going on in my rearranged brain. His were the first books I read when first diagnosed with brain tumors but not the last. What I learned from Sacks still helps me in identifying each increase in my mental functioning - and decrease when I recently fell resulting in a concussion. I've not yet read his latest.....Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10004497277347402564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-27692461277008649572010-03-20T17:46:31.104-07:002010-03-20T17:46:31.104-07:00This book sounds so interesting! I will check it o...This book sounds so interesting! I will check it out!!gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00894920637532415315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-42378281411708127792010-03-20T16:38:34.527-07:002010-03-20T16:38:34.527-07:00The New Yorker did an article about the man who wa...The New Yorker did an article about the man who was struck by lightning, and Oliver Sacks book.<br /><br />I read "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat" and I read some of Oliver Sacks books about OCD, and I discovered from reading his books that I have it -- well, a mild form of it. I have a very "organized" brain, and this enables me to understand computers and to work well with them.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382221688268676914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-56115317557197285192010-03-20T12:36:04.087-07:002010-03-20T12:36:04.087-07:00awakenings is a fantastic book. and movie.awakenings is a fantastic book. and movie.sashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14830020017743741010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-12352750188825418102010-03-20T12:28:30.796-07:002010-03-20T12:28:30.796-07:00I haven't read anything he has written, but ma...I haven't read anything he has written, but maybe when I have more time? I try to not think about my brain. It's far too jumbled up and complicated already and there are dark hallways up there that I don't want to walk down. It's always good to read a book that makes us think and improve though...Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12339761246576419905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-24327601703051493652010-03-20T09:50:44.913-07:002010-03-20T09:50:44.913-07:00Didn't know he was still alive. I loved his A...Didn't know he was still alive. I loved his AWAKENINGS and THE MAN WHO MISTOOK HIS WIFE FOR A HAT.<br /><br />I looked at MUSICOPHILIA on Amazon and might buy it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-56395097550782917752010-03-20T07:08:21.546-07:002010-03-20T07:08:21.546-07:00D-Jan,this is fantastic stuff,I'll see if I ca...D-Jan,this is fantastic stuff,I'll see if I can get a copy here.It's been a long time since I last came by.....Will read your other posts too later on both blogs.I guess it's all in the mind as they say.<br />I love your new background too.Enjoy your weekend.Historical sites with charminehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18184298911832518611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-48942565576336379242010-03-20T06:48:57.190-07:002010-03-20T06:48:57.190-07:00Fascinating. I've often wondered what draws u...Fascinating. I've often wondered what draws us to music, what causes one person to be a music lover and the next to not have any interest. I have wondered how much genetics plays a part and how much might be attributed to learned behavior. You so often see that entire families are musical. Mine, in fact, is like this. Those of us who have no musical talent are voracious lovers of music in nearly all its forms. I've never considered what part trauma may play, however. I'll have to check this out.Whitney Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766231420593480962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-86572864832149653632010-03-20T00:48:33.122-07:002010-03-20T00:48:33.122-07:00I will definitely put it on my list. I think my hu...I will definitely put it on my list. I think my husband might enjoy this book as well. I've studied the brain for years and it is such an amazing and elastic part of who we are.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-59210623284602723432010-03-19T23:54:41.863-07:002010-03-19T23:54:41.863-07:00It does sound like an interesting book. I find the...It does sound like an interesting book. I find the story you mentioned fascinating and would like to know more, I'll put it on my list.SquirrelQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00634513897599275287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-71561911511212514182010-03-19T19:58:11.094-07:002010-03-19T19:58:11.094-07:00It does sound interesting. I'm going to write...It does sound interesting. I'm going to write it down. I may actually get through the stack of books waiting for me and need something new!Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-3370840455815738822010-03-19T19:51:37.596-07:002010-03-19T19:51:37.596-07:00Well...you know I'll be all onto this book! T...Well...you know I'll be all onto this book! Thanks for turning me onto to this one. Next stop..my library web page.<br />Thanks DJan!karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749464659476217501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-80543057452759247622010-03-19T16:22:40.214-07:002010-03-19T16:22:40.214-07:00I believe I have this book on one of my "wish...I believe I have this book on one of my "wish lists". Now maybe I'll have to check it out. As a musician (who now rarely plays) and a music lover, I am fascinated about what draws us to music and why different people are drawn to different types of music. Thanks for the heads up. Maybe you can do a complete review when you finish.<br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-72718020009034109482010-03-19T14:45:18.802-07:002010-03-19T14:45:18.802-07:00That is fascinating material. I couldn't begi...That is fascinating material. I couldn't begin to speculate on the nature of my own brain. LOL - Too many recesses, nooks, and crannies up there and I don't even want to know what possibly lies hidden in them. I was amused by your comment about discounting the past. I am just the opposite. I forget how much time really has elapsed. 20 years back doesn't seem all that long ago to me. Still seems like yesterday.Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858158707328118375noreply@blogger.com