Mirror Touch Notes from a Doctor Who Can Feel Your Pain (Audible Audio Edition) Joel Salinas Adam Verner HarperAudio Books
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A doctor with a rare - seemingly superhuman - neurological trait takes us on a compelling tour deep into the human brain in this blend of memoir and scientific exploration that combines the compassionate wisdom of Oliver Sacks and the personal revelations of Jill Bolte Taylor's My Stroke of Insight.
Dr. Joel Salinas is a Harvard-trained researcher and neurologist with extraordinary gifts that provide him unique access to his patients and enable him to experience life in an extraordinary way. He has mirror-touch synesthesia, a neurological trait that allows him to feel others' emotions and physical sensations. Susceptible to the pain and discomfort of his patients - most of whom suffer from strokes, spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis, and a host of other painful disorders and extreme injuries - Salinas uses his heightened empathic ability - what he calls "compulsory mindfulness" - to help understand and better treat their conditions.
Using his own experiences as a neurologist and synesthete as a narrative through line, Salinas also shares the remarkable stories of equally remarkable subjects who similarly live in a heightened state of awareness, whether because of a congenital condition, after a seemingly debilitating stroke, or amid an ecstatic seizure.
Written with intelligence and compassion, and anchored by the latest developments in neurology, psychology, and psychiatry, Mirror Touch is an enthralling investigation into the power of the brain - one that proves that the mind, in wondrous and mysterious fashion, continues to promise exciting and inexhaustible ways to think, to see, and to be.
Mirror Touch Notes from a Doctor Who Can Feel Your Pain (Audible Audio Edition) Joel Salinas Adam Verner HarperAudio Books
Dr. Salinas's experiences were fascinating to read about, and I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I appreciate the author sharing his story with the world. I especially was drawn to the discussions on empathy and will take much of what was brought up here as food for thought as I go about my daily life.Product details
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Mirror Touch Notes from a Doctor Who Can Feel Your Pain (Audible Audio Edition) Joel Salinas Adam Verner HarperAudio Books Reviews
I remember Dr. Salinas as a Neurology resident and I applaud his book - well done, a veritable tour de force!
Outstanding and extremely eye-opening and so very interesting. I highly recommend it to anyone. A truly highly "scary" gift.
I love this book! I can't stop hearing it! I'm addicted to it. I can relate to it so much. Finally, someone explains it with research and evidence. I now know how to manage my synesthesia. The author is amazing at describing his experiences. I can actually feel them happening to me, while he is describing them.
I couldn't wait to begin reading this book. The description of thoughts and feelings, placed me right bedside the author as he relived his journey. I couldn't put it down. It was a heartfelt book, with so much knowledge to be soaked in regarding the human body and spirit, as well as walking in the shoes of others. Bravo.
Loved the book. I felt like I was a spectator throughout. The most striking to me is that it's not a fiction, but a piece of reality. The candidness of Joel Salinas is commendable. At such a young age Salinas has endured so much. The pain, the emotion, the lesson and the positivity! Each emotion has been described so beautifully. The climax is as profound as the beginning. A must read!
I loved this book! It was an introspective and honest story of someone that lives and thrives with a brain that is so different and presents so many challenges everyday. It was beautifully written and captured the struggles at each stage of the author's life. Growing up is difficult but growing up different and looking for your place is even harder. I was rooting for the author the entire book. I find it a must read for anyone with someone with a different brain or a friend with a different brain to get the inside look and help develop compassion for everyone.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading Dr. Salinas' book "Mirror Touch," which combines autobiography, engaging interviews, and neurobehavioral analysis to discuss mirror-touch synesthesia, guided by the author's own experiences. The narrative is shaped in part by events in the author's life, including personal relationships and pivotal experiences in medical training. In addition to providing a cerebral perspective (no pun intended) on mirror-touch synesthesia and related conditions, the book thoughtfully provides insight into the nature of empathy itself. I continue to recommend this fantastic book to patients and colleagues and look forward to Dr. Salinas' future contributions to neuroscience and literature.
Dr. Salinas's experiences were fascinating to read about, and I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I appreciate the author sharing his story with the world. I especially was drawn to the discussions on empathy and will take much of what was brought up here as food for thought as I go about my daily life.
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