The Brain That Changes Itself

Synopsis:
Meet the ninety-year-old doctor who, with the aid of a few simple exercises, is still practicing 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 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 overturning centuries of assumptions about the brain and its 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 that lies within all of us.
From the author:
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.