标题:7ThingsOliverSacksTaughtUsAbouttheBrainandLife source:health丨ByCatherineDiBenedetto 欲翻译的小伙伴,可评论领稿,并把已完成的译文贴在评论处或发在自己的心理圈内。请领稿的小伙伴,尽量在一个星期内完成翻译,谢谢!! Credit:GettyImages OliverSacks,MD,theneurologistwhowrotesoeloquentlyaboutthemanymaladiesofthemindandthepatientsaffectedbythem,diedyesterdayatage82fromarareeyecancerthathadspreadtohisliver。Inhisessaysand13books,Dr。Sackshelpedusunderstandthemysteriesofthehumancondition,throughcompellingcasehistoriesofmenandwomenlivingwithglitchesintheirbrains。(Dr。Sackshimselfstruggledwithfaceblindness。)Inmemoryofthe“poetlaureate”ofmedicine,hereareafewofhismostmovingmissivesonlife,death,andeverythinginbetween。 Ontheinnerworkingsofthebrain “Thebrainismorethananassemblageofautonomousmodules,eachcrucialforaspecificmentalfunction。Everyoneofthesefunctionallyspecializedareasmustinteractwithdozensorhundredsofothers,theirtotalintegrationcreatingsomethinglikeavastlycomplicatedorchestrawiththousandsofinstruments,anorchestrathatconductsitself,withaneverchangingscoreandrepertoire。”TheMind’sEye,2010 RELATED:Alzheimer’sDiseaseConditionCenter Onneurologicaldisorders “Inexaminingdisease,wegainwisdomaboutanatomyandphysiologyandbiology。Inexaminingthepersonwithdisease,wegainwisdomaboutlife。”TheManWhoMistookHisWifeforaHatandOtherClinicalTales,1985 Onthe“norm” “Peoplewillmakealifeintheirownterms,whethertheyaredeaforcolorblindorautisticorwhatever。Andtheirworldwillbequiteasrichandinterestingandfullasourworld。”InterviewwiththeAssociatedPress,2008 Onthehealingpowerofmusic “Ihaveseendeeplydementedpatientsweeporshiverastheylistentomusictheyhaveneverheardbefore,andIthinkthattheycanexperiencetheentirerangeoffeelingstherestofuscan,andthatdementia,atleastatthesetimes,isnobartoemotionaldepth。Onceonehasseensuchresponses,oneknowsthatthereisstillaselftobecalledupon,evenifmusicandonlymusic,candothecalling。”Musicophilia:TalesofMusicandtheBrain,2007 RELATED:8WaysSexAffectsYourBrain Onaging “Onehashadalongexperienceoflife,notonlyone’sownlife,butothers’,too。Onehasseentriumphsandtragedies,boomsandbusts,revolutionsandwars,greatachievementsanddeepambiguities,too。Onehasseengrandtheoriesrise,onlytobetoppledbystubbornfacts。Oneismoreconsciousoftransienceand,perhaps,ofbeauty。At80,onecantakealongviewandhaveavivid,livedsenseofhistorynotpossibleatanearlierage。”TheNewYorkTimes,2013 Onthetransienceoflife “Afewweeksago,inthecountry,farfromthelightsofthecity,Isawtheentiresky‘powderedwithstars’(inMilton’swords);suchasky,Iimagined,couldbeseenonlyonhigh,dryplateauslikethatofAtacamainChile(wheresomeoftheworld’smostpowerfultelescopesare)。Itwasthiscelestialsplendorthatsuddenlymademerealizehowlittletime,howlittlelife,Ihadleft。Mysenseoftheheavens’beauty,ofeternity,wasinseparablymixedformewithasenseoftransienceanddeath。”TheNewYorkTimes,2015 Ondying “Whenpeopledie,theycannotbereplaced。Theyleaveholesthatcannotbefilled,foritisthefatethegeneticandneuralfateofeveryhumantobeauniqueindividual,tofindhisownpath,tolivehisownlife,todiehisowndeath。 “IcannotpretendIamwithoutfear。Butmypredominantfeelingisoneofgratitude。IIhavebeengivenmuchandIIhavereadandtraveledandthoughtandwritten。Ihavehadanintercoursewiththeworld,thespecialintercourseofwritersandreaders。 “Aboveall,Ihavebeenasentientbeing,athinkinganimal,onthisbeautifulplanet,andthatinitselfhasbeenanenormousprivilegeandadventure。”TheNewYorkTimes,2015