Maybe you’re familiar with Oliver Wolf Sacks. Before he died in 2015, he was a neurologist who wrote about the strange and fascinating nuances of the brain for The New Yorker magazine, as well as in nonfiction books including “Awakenings” and “​​The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat.

In the tradition of medical dramas like 'House,' a series inspired by the career of neurologist Oliver Sacks depicts an abrasive maverick doctor who's gifted at solving profound medical mysteries of the mind,

"It is really funny to actually be in a position where I can literally say, 'I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV,'" Zachary Quinto tells Newsweek about NBC's 'Brilliant Minds.'