The Island of the Colorblind is a 1997 book by neurologist Oliver Sacks about achromatopsia on the Micronesian atoll of Pingelap. It was published in the UK as The Island of the Colour-blind. The second half of the book is devoted to the mystery of Lytico-Bodig disease in Guam. The subject was also presented in an episode of the BBC documentary series The Mind Traveller.
External links The Island of the Colorblind C-SPAN book discussion on The Island of the Colorblind, February 9, 1997 The Case of the Colorblind Painter
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