Oliver sacks and "neurophenomenology of the self"

Abstract

Neurology is a branch of medicine that studies a variety of neurological disorders that affect speech, language, memory vision, perception of the sense of identity, and other neurological factors. Neurology has produced a specific body of knowledge ranging from the development of medical technology to modern brain imaging devices. This paper examines some of the contributions by Oliver Sacks through what he has defined as "neurophenomenology of the self," or of subjectivity, identity and body image. This study highlights his phenomenological approach with contributions from neurology and emphasizes the role of subjectivity in the search for new narratives of the mind.