An old man named Henry, living at the Cobble Hill Health Center in Brooklyn for more than 10 years, habitually sits in his wheelchair with his head hanging, appearing to be barely alive.
In the emotional video above (which has more than two million views on YouTube) we see reception therapist Yvonne Russell fitting him into an iPod loaded with music from his own era. Like flipping a switch, Henry comes back to life.
Famous neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks comments in the video, "His face assumes expression, his eyes open wide, he starts to sing."
The clip is from a new film called Alive Inside, by by Michael Rossato-Bennett. The film follows the reawakening of ‘lost’ patients through music.
Alive Inside is premiering on April 18 at the Rubin Museum in New York.
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Thursday, April 12, 2012
'Lost' Man at Cobble Hill Nursing Home Reawakened Through Music
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hi, please i realy would like to know the dates when he start geting with no cense. and when he get the ipod. please im studding. these facts of comportments. from the fisic to the sensivel. my e-mail vieira22brunop@hotmail.com and my name is Bruno Vieira! am 28 years old
Here is the website of the group that gives iPods to people who are losing their memories:
http://www.musicandmemory.org/index.html
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