The case studies of "Musicophilia," many of them revisitations of his thick patient file, recapitulate a career-defining focus of the scientist as witness: human resilience glimpsed through the prism of mental health. Sacks has long acknowledged the influence of music in his work and life, and in "Musicophilia" - alongside a cast of characters like the Beth Abraham music therapist, Kitty Stiles - music receives its due. Leading a documentary crew through his Bronx psychiatric hospital posting in 1973, as the distinguished psychiatrist-author recalls in his new study, "Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain," the film's director declared, "Can I meet the music therapist? She seems to be the most important person around here." Who is the most important person in your local hospital? Seek - or, rather, listen - and ye shall find, according to Oliver Sacks. Tales of Music and the Brain By Oliver Sacks KNOPF 381 PAGES $26.
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