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The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science

The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science

by NormanDoidge (Author)

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Synopsis

Meet the ninety year old doctor, who, with the aid of a few simple exercises, is still practising medicine. His is just one of the incredible stories brain expert Norman Doidge tells as he reveals our brain's remarkable ability to repair itself through the power of positive thought. In "The Brain That Changes Itself", Doidge introduces us to the fascinating stories at the cutting edge of the brain science and the emerging discipline of 'neuroplasticity'. We meet the stroke victim who unable to feed or dress himself learned to move and talk again, the woman with a rare brain condition that left her feeling as though she was perpetually falling but who through a series of exercises rewired her brain to overcome this and the maverick scientists over turning centuries of assumptions about the brain and it's capacity for renewal.Doidge shows how their incredible work is helping the blind to see, the deaf to hear and causing Nobel laureates to rethink our model of the brain. This remarkable book will leave you with a sense of wonder at the capabilities of the human brain and the power to change which lies within all of us.

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Format: paperback
 Publisher: Penguin
Published:
ISBN 10: 014103887X
ISBN 13: 9780141038872

Media Reviews
Mind-bending, miracle-making, reality-busting stuff with implications for all human beings.
The New York Times
A remarkable and hopeful portrait of the endless adaptability of the human brain.
Oliver Sacks
The power of positive thinking finally gains scientific credibility.
The New York Times
aMind-bending, miracle-making, reality-busting stuff with implications for all human beings.a
a The New York Times
aA remarkable and hopeful portrait of the endless adaptability of the human brain.a
aOliver Sacks
aThe power of positive thinking finally gains scientific credibility.a
a The New York Times
Mind-bending, miracle-making, reality-busting stuff with implications for all human beings.
- The New York Times

A remarkable and hopeful portrait of the endless adaptability of the human brain.
-Oliver Sacks

The power of positive thinking finally gains scientific credibility.
- The New York Times
Author Bio
Norman Doidge, MD, is a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and New York Times bestselling author. He is on the Research Faculty at Columbia University's Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, in New York, and on the faculty at the University of Toronto's Department of Psychiatry. He and his work have been profiled and cited in, among others, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, International Herald Tribune, The Washington Post, Scientific American Mind, Melbourne Age, The Guardian, The Harvard Review of Psychiatry, Psychology Today, O The Oprah Magazine, and the National Review.