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Were it not for his own drug-induced hallucinations, Oliver Sacks might not have taken patients seriously
It is fitting for the author of a new book about hallucinations to have had so many himself. “A spider on the wall said hello to me,” recalls neurologist Oliver Sacks. “And for some reason it didn’t seem too surprising that a spider should say hello. We had a conversation…
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