The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science
This book is nothing short of amazing! I’ve nearly finished reading it and as a In this insightful book, Norman Doidge explores the amazing concept of neuroplasticity. In other words, how chemistry changes behaviour and how behaviour, also, alters chemistry. Using simplified personal examples and clear language he makes it easy, while still fascinating, for the everyday “layman” to understand and follow this interesting concept of neuroscience.
For years the doctrine of neuroscientists has been that the brain is a machine: break a part and you lose that function permanently. But more and more evidence is turning up to show that the brain can rewire itself, even in the face of catastrophic trauma: essentially, the functions of the brain can be strengthened just like a weak muscle. Scientists have taught a woman with damaged inner ears, who for five years had had “a sense of perpetual falling,” to regain her sense of balance with a sensor on her tongue, and a stroke victim to recover the ability to walk although 97% of the nerves from the cerebral cortex to the spine were destroyed.
More buying choices: 8 used & new from $39.85
Product Details:
* Format: Audiobook [Audio CD]
* Other Formats: Hardcover, Paperback
* Publisher: Brilliance Audio on CD Unabridged Lib Ed; Library edition (June 1, 2008)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1423368002
* ISBN-13: 978-1423368007
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
544 of 559 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars | The Leopard Can Change His Spots, March 25, 2007 By Dr. Richard G. Petty (Atlanta)Neuroplasticity has recently become a bit of a buzzword. Long the preserve of neuroscientists, this is one of a number of new books on the topic written for the public. I recently reviewed Sharon Begley’s superb book – Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain – and this one is in a similar vein. Though it is rather different from Sharon’s book in which the main focus was on the changes wrought in the brains of meditators… Read Original Review
