(born 1933), U.S. neurologist and author, born in London, England; B.A. Queen's College, Oxford, 1954; M.D. Middlesex Hospital 1958; at UCLA 1960–65; taught at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, from 1965; as neurologist believed that not only patients' bodies but also their minds and emotions must be treated; 1970 book ‘Migraine' first put forth this view; ‘Awakenings' (1973) told of work with postencephalitic patients, many of whom were suspended in time as “living statues”; motion picture version made 1991; ‘A Leg to Stand On' (1984) related own experience as a patient; more case histories in ‘The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat' (1987); also wrote ‘Seeing Voices' (1989).