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Dec. 03, 2010
Oliver Sacks and 'The Mind's Eye'
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Neurologist Oliver Sacks talks with Ira about vision, the brain, and how the two can work together -- or can work against each other. It's the topic of his new book, "The Mind's Eye." Plus, in the premiere installment of our new series Desktop DiariesTM, we'll get a video tour of Dr. Sacks' desk.
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Oliver Sacks
Author, "The Mind's Eye" (Knopf, 2010)
Columbia University Artist
Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry,
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York -
Flora Lichtman
Multimedia Editor
NPR's Science Friday
New York, New York
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