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The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph From the Frontiers of Brain Science

Norman Doidge

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'A remarkable and hopeful portrait of the endless adaptability of the human brain' Oliver Sacks

'Utterly wonderful . . . without question one of the most important books about the brain you will ever read; yet it is beautifully written, immensely approachable, and full of humanity' Iain McGilchrist MA, author of The Master and His Emissary

Meet the ninety-year-old doctor who is still practicing medicine, the stroke victim who learned to move and talk again and the woman with half a brain that rewired itself to work as a whole. All these people had their lives transformed by the remarkable discovery that our brains can repair themselves through the power of positive thinking.

Here bestselling author, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Norman Doidge reveals the secrets of the cutting-edge science of 'neuroplasticity'. He introduces incredible case histories - blind people helped to see, IQs raised and memories sharpened - and tells the stories of the maverick scientists who are overturning centuries of assumptions about the brain.

This inspiring book will leave you with a sense of wonder at the capabilities of the mind, and the self-healing power that lies within all of us.

GenresMedicalNeuroscienceNeuroplasticityBrain damagePatientsRehabilitation

427 pages, 14 editions

English edition · First published 2007 by Viking · ISBN 9780141923680

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Editions

14 editions

English

  • The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph From the Frontiers of Brain Science · Viking · 2007 · ISBN 9780141923680 · 1 reader This page
  • The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph From the Frontiers of Brain Science · Viking · 2007 · ISBN 9780670038305 · 1 reader
  • The Brain That Changes Itself · Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd - Bolinda audio · 2021 · ISBN 9781867584292
  • The brain that changes itself · Scribe Publications · 2010 · ISBN 9781921372742
  • The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph From the Frontiers of Brain Science (Null) · Penguin (Non-Classics); 1 Reprint edition · 2008 · ISBN 9780910315449
  • The Brain that Changes Itself · Penguin Books · 2008 · ISBN 9781802060904
  • The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph From the Frontiers of Brain Science · Penguin Books · 2008 · ISBN 9780141038872
  • The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph From the Frontiers of Brain Science · ADULT PBS · 2008 · ISBN 9780122622748
  • The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph From the Frontiers of Brain Science · Viking · 2007 · ISBN 9781429528801
  • The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph From the Frontiers of Brain Science · Viking · 2007 · ISBN 9780143113102
  • The Brain That Changes Itself · Penguin US · 2007 · ISBN 9781101147115
  • The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph From the Frontiers of Brain Science · Viking · 2007 · ISBN 9781429528771
  • The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph From the Frontiers of Brain Science · Viking · 2007 · ISBN 9781921753091
  • The Brain That Changes Itself · ISBN 9781867584285

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