Musical Minds on NOVA - featuring Dr. Oliver Sacks

Ever wondered how music affects our brains?

Be sure to tune in to NOVA on June 30, 2009 as we talk with the famous neurologist and acclaimed author Dr. Oliver Sacks about his myriad patients who are struggling to cope with debilitating medical conditions. While their ailments vary, many have one thing in common: an appreciation for the therapeutic effects of music.

Watch a preview and see their amazing musical talents:

Can the power of music make the brain come alive? Throughout his career Dr. Oliver Sacks has encountered myriad patients who are struggling to cope with debilitating medical conditions. While their ailments vary, many have one thing in common: an appreciation for the therapeutic effects of music. NOVA follows four of these individuals, and even peers into Sacks' own brain, to investigate music's strange, surprising, and still unexplained power over the brain in Musical Minds premiering Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 8pm ET/PT on PBS (check local listings).

You can also submit questions for Dr. Sacks on our website and he'll post his answers to selected questions on July 6th.

For more information and local listings, go to:

Musical Minds on Nova Official Website

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