The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science
ISBN-13: 9780143113102 Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group Publication date: 12/18/2007 Series: James H. Silberman Bks. Edition description: Reprint Pages: 448 Sales rank: 38,033 Product dimensions: 5.66(w) x 8.46(h) x 1.00(d) Age Range: 18 Years “Fascinating. Doidge’s book is a remarkable and hopeful portrait of the endless adaptability of the human brain.”—Oliver Sacks, MD, author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a HatWhat is neuroplasticity? Is it possible to change your brain? Norman Doidge’s inspiring guide to the new brain science explains all of this and moreAn astonishing new science called neuroplasticity is overthrowing the centuries-old notion that the human brain is immutable, and proving that it is, in fact, possible to change your brain. Psychoanalyst, Norman Doidge, M.D., traveled the country to meet both the brilliant scientists championing neuroplasticity, its healing powers, and the people whose lives they’ve transformed—people whose mental limitations, brain dam