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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 612.8 EAN: 9780143113102 Edition: 1 Reprint ISBN: 0143113100 Label: Penguin (Non-Classics) Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics) Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 448 Publication Date: December 18, 2007 Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) Studio: Penguin (Non-Classics) Features:
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Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: An astonishing new science called neuroplasticity is overthrowing the centuries-old notion that the human brain is immutable.Psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, Norman Doidge, M.D., traveled the country to meet both the brilliant scientists championing neuroplasticity and the people whose lives theyve transformedpeople whose mental limitations or brain damage were seen as unalterable. 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.Using these marvelous stories to probe mysteries of the body, emotion, love, sex, culture, and education, Dr. Doidge has written an immensely moving, inspiring book that will permanently alter the way we look at our brains, human nature, and human potential.Hardcover, 448 pages. Published March, 2007 Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Incontrovertible Evidence For NeuroplasticityDoidge makes a convincing case for neuroplasticity by presenting a wealth of research evidence and case studies that show the brain continually changes itself *throughout a person's life* (hence the title). His book shows that the human brain is more plastic than previously thought and lays to rest the long-held beliefs that (i) each brain function is localized (or mapped) to only one specific part of the brain (localization) and (ii) the neural pathways in the brain become more or less fixed after ... Read More Rating:  - Reviving psychoanalysis?This is a fascinating book, full of interesting stories about how various people have been able to live better lives by changing their brains--even cases that were once considered hopeless, like stroke victims. The focus is "plasticity," the idea that the brain is constantly growing and changing, and that various techniques can make it change and grow in desired ways. Doidge knows that the brain is not infinitely changeable. Alas, he leaves the reader with little idea when it is and ... Read More Rating: - The next stepI have been interested in brain research for years and have read numerous books on the subject. This book is the next step in my learning. I am delighted and have recommended this book to others who are excited about it also. Rating: - InspiringThe current science of neuroplasticity is described in depth and in quite understandable terms to the layman. The stories add a very readable interest to the science. Rating:  - Book Full Of Hot AirThis book is utterly useless and outright dangerous. It provides false sense of security to people who are suffering. Neural plasticity is very limited and can be very difficult to measure its results. The entire book is debunked by professors Christopher F. Chabris and Daniel Simons from Harvard and University of Illinois in their excellent work - The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us http://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Gorilla-Other-Intuitions ... Read More 
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