The Brain That Changes Itself (CD)

• Category:  Books  »  Medicine  »  Neurology - General
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• Publisher: Brilliance Corporation
• ISBN: 1423367995
• WAPI (Tower ID): 112086083
• Release Date: June 1, 2008
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Reminiscent of Oliver Sacks, Columbia psychiatrist Norman Doidge blends exciting science with a deep sense of humanity while describing case studies that reveal the brain's remarkable ability to heal itself from seemingly catastrophic injuries. The stories of a woman who recovers from a five-year sensation of falling, a mentally retarded woman training herself to think better, and patients recovering from massive strokes are more than inspirational tales--they show a shift in the medical community's understanding of the brain's flexibility. For example, after only two days, a blindfolded patient's brain begins reallocating the "sight" portions of the brain to other sensations. This new awareness of "neuroplasticity" is filled with possibility, since it hints that people have a great capacity to heal and improve their mental condition.

aFascinating. Doidgeas book is a remarkable and hopeful portrait of the endless adaptability of the human brain.a a Oliver Sacks
The discovery that our thoughts can change the structure and function of our brains a even into old age a is the most important breakthrough in neuroscience in four centuries. In this revolutionary look at the brain, bestselling author, psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst Norman Doidge, M.D., introduces both the brilliant scientists championing this new science of neuroplasticity and the astonishing progress of the people whose lives theyave transformed. Introducing principles we can all use as well as a riveting collection of case histories a stroke patients cured, a woman with half a brain that rewired itself to work as a whole, learning and emotional disorders overcome, IQs raised, and aging brains rejuvenated a The Brain That Changes Itself has aimplications for all human beings, not to mention human culture, human learning and human historya (The New York Times).
aReaders will want to read entire sections aloud and pass the book on to someone who can benefit from ita].Links scientific experimentation with personal triumph in a way that inspires awe.a - The Washington Post

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