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Oliver Sacks and Musicophilia

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Dr. Sacks visited Prime Time Radio to talk with us about musical hallucinations. We tried to illustrate his ideas with music and sound.
How did we do?

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menschmedia says:

hey carkopp.
now you'll be able to tell everyone that the famous Dr. Sacks has studied your hallucinations!

Posted: March 9, 2008 11:07PM EDT

carkopp says:

I have had musical hallucinations since early childhood. Until I heard you yesterday, I thought everyone had them. I asked my husband of 41 years if he "heard" and he looked at me as though I were crazy! "No!", he answered and I am left to muse on the fact that I'M the oddball. Thank you for a most illuminating conversation!

Posted: March 9, 2008 3:37PM EDT

menschmedia says:

simurgh:
don't know the etiquette - but for a while I will answer all comments...

we're trying to create out own AARP YouTube - if we can share these videos and make the "viral" - we'll be able to do it.

email the video link to 10 friends, suggest they do the same... and let's see what happens.

and thanks so much for your generous comments. I really appreciate them.

Posted: March 9, 2008 12:15PM EDT

simurgh says:

This is a great video and information, you really should share it on YouTube. Being nearly deaf in one ear, I've actually 'heard' such musical tunes but had no idea what or why they are. Now I know. Thank you. I'm also glad one of them isn't that pesky 'Everybody Must Get Stoned'! LOL ...

Posted: March 9, 2008 11:46AM EDT

BettyC says:

Thank you! I'm currently reading the book and am fascinated by the premises!
Being a classical music lover, it really intrigues me!!

Posted: March 8, 2008 8:53PM EST

communityhost says:

Hey, I did email that to a bunch of my musical friends.Thanks.
have a great day!

Posted: February 14, 2008 6:13PM EST

menschmedia says:

thanks so much LaVErne321.
and especially thanks for leaving a note...
please pass this video on to friends -- you can "email" it to someone, I think...
I'll try to keep adding more videos from Prime Time Radio...

Posted: February 13, 2008 3:47PM EST

LaVErne321 says:

That was fascinating! Musical Hallucinations! It may help me explain why I keep hearing that "Everybody Must Get Stoned " song over and over and over, ad nauseum....
He did say it does not mean I am crazy , right??

Posted: February 13, 2008 3:45PM EST

menschmedia says:

Thanks, Shelby.
We're still trying to figure out whether everything is best to keep on "our" website, or to run thru YouTube, and then inserted back into our site.

As always, "viewslut" that I am, I encourage you to share this video with others - I want this video to be the first to 1000 views! or to at least share it with more than the 4 people here and 5,000 or so on our site who have seen it...

Posted: February 8, 2008 3:32PM EST

Littlemite says:

I like this new video, and thank you for calling this video interview to my attention. This would be a great interview for YOU TUBE, for it would have great exposure. Please do think about it, for I never heard of Musical hallucinations before, and now wish I had some! Shelby

Posted: February 8, 2008 2:54AM EST