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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 612.8 EAN: 9780143113102 Edition: 1 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) Editorial Review: Product Description: An astonishing new science called neuroplasticity is overthrowing the centuries-old notion that the human brain is immutable. In this revolutionary look at the brain, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Norman Doidge, M.D., provides an introduction to both the brilliant scientists championing neuroplasticity and the people whose lives theyve transformed. From stroke patients learning to speak again to the remarkable case of a woman born with half a brain that rewired itself to work as a whole, The Brain That Changes Itself will permanently alter the way we look at our brains, human nature, and human potential. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A fascinating bookThis book gives new hope to many people who would be left to face a very limited life. Well written and accessible to non-professionals. Rating:  - Perfect for the laymanI ordered this book on recommendation from a friend because I suffer from brain damage due to a stroke. Not only has the information made me hopeful about a possible resolution for my problems, it would be fascinating for anyone who has an interest in science and anatomy. The medical world is still in its infancy as far as understanding the way the brain works. This author uses anecdotes to convey complex concepts which makes the information accessible to the layman. Rating:  - Disappointed with the audioIf you have a choice of book or audio, book might hold your attention, although it was a bit too anecdotal for me. Heavy on the personal histories, light on the science behind the miracles. PN Rating: - One of the best books I have ever read.On the first audio disk of this series (I bought the audiobook) there is a story about a woman whose vestibular apparatus in her inner ear was destroyed by a destructive antibiotic. The woman could not even stand up she was so affected by not having any sense of balance. With a very simple (conceptually anyway) electronic device that fed back accelerometer signals to an area on her tongue she was able, not only to link her brain into this machine outside ... Read More Rating: - Serviceable account of some fascinating scienceThis book begins as promised, delivering a few stories of the 'recovering against all odds' variety, while explaining in not overly technical terms the neuroscience - or in some cases the likely neuroscience - behind these recoveries. In fact the first hundred pages or so I feared I'd stumbled upon an Oprah Winfrey style, inspirational love-in. The author will begin 'Jimmy had [inserting debilitating condition here] and was hopeless and suicidal until he stumbled upon [insert one of Doidge's hero ... Read More |
