“Reclusive
Dr. Malcolm Sayer
would be a much better fit for working in research than as a practicing psychiatrist, but he ends up at the neurology ward of Baibridge Hospital, whose patients have been in a catatonic state since childhood. While they cannot talk, and express their emotions and thoughts through other channels, Sayer is convinced that these patients are “still alive inside”. The enthusiastic doctor discovers a new way to bring his patients back into life. Experience a truly magnificent awakening.” [PORT.hu]
Director:
Penny Marshall
Writer:
Oliver Sacks
Starring:
Robin Williams, Robert de N
iro
Running time:
121'
Language:
English, Hungarian subtitles
The guest speaker of the night is neuropsychologist
Patrícia Gerván
, assistant professor at the Department of General Psychology of PPCU’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. She is a prominent figure of Hungarian cognitive psychology with diverse fields of research: she’s delved into the development of eyesight and the brain in adolescence, the brain’s flexible reactions to sensory changes and the connection between learning and sleep.
