The brain is not, as was thought, like a machine, or “hardwired” like a computer. Arguably the most important breakthrough in neuroscience since scientists first sketched out the brain’s basic anatomy, this revolutionary discovery, called neuroplasticity, promises to overthrow the centuries-old notion that the brain is fixed and unchanging. It is a plastic, living organ that can actually change its own structure and function, even into old age. " Fascinating scientific stories about how flexible our brains can be.THE BRAIN CAN CHANGE ITSELF. " Inspirational "neurons that fire together wire together" " The possibilities for personal triumph are almost limitless! I am very excited and can't wait to finish this and go on to a related book from 2010. " A bit text-bookish at times, but very interesting case-studies. Inspiring, synthesizes the real science of the infinite possibilities of the human mind and spirit.
" Good read on the latest in neuroplasticity research, complete with personable stories to drive the research arc home. Clear, descriptive delivery, fun bar conversation, interesting anecdotes, and I learned a lot about brain placticisty. It had a positive impact on me almost immediately. " This is a book for anyone who feels confined by the conventional view in neuroscience that the brain begins a long, slow deterioration after adolescence. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.As someone who hasn't studied science in any depth since high school the book keeps its audience engaged by using anecdotal stories to illustrate the theory or the science. "A rather interesting read on how the brain can adapt and literally change itself. Doidge has written an immensely moving, inspiring book that will permanently alter the way we look at our brains, human nature, and human potential. Using these marvelous stories to probe mysteries of the body, emotion, love, sex, culture, and education, Dr. We see a woman born with half a brain that rewired itself to work as a whole, blind people who learn to see, learning disorders cured, IQs raised, aging brains rejuvenated, stroke patients learning to speak, children with cerebral palsy learning to move with more grace, depression and anxiety disorders successfully treated, and lifelong character traits changed. Psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, Norman Doidge, M.D., traveled the country to meet both the brilliant scientists championing neuroplasticity and the people whose lives they’ve transformed-people whose mental limitations or brain damage were seen as unalterable. An astonishing new science called neuroplasticity is overthrowing the centuries-old notion that the human brain is immutable.
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