Musicophilia Picador Collection

Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain explores how music shapes the human brain, emotions, memory, and behaviour through real neurological case stories. Neurologist Oliver Sacks examines phenomena such as musical hallucinations, earworms, savant abilities, amusia, and the therapeutic power of music for conditions like dementia, Parkinson’s, and stroke. Written for general readers, it blends storytelling with accessible science, making it a key title in popular neuroscience, music psychology, and music therapy.