The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat Lesson Plan

Based on Sacks's explanation in the introduction, as well as some of the tales from this section, what do you think are some of the reasons why neurologists are reluctant to study "transports," at least as compared to other forms of neurological disorders? Do you think these reasons are sound? Why or why not? Could you envision other rationales for studying these disorders (or not)?

In this section of the book, Sacks returns to a particularly philosophical approach to his work and the goals of the book. Sacks does maintain a balance between the rational and thoughtful discourse of neuroscience and philosophical musings about the fantastic, interdimensional, and even...