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 they've 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.
Product details
ASIN : 0143113100
Publisher : Penguin Life; Reprint edition (Dec 18 2007)
Language : English
Paperback : 448 pages
ISBN-10 : 9780143113102
ISBN-13 : 978-0143113102
Item weight : 1.05 kg
Dimensions : 2.54 x 14.38 x 21.49 cm
Best Sellers Rank: #22,006 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
#45 in Neurology of Neuroscience
#46 in Medical Anatomy
#61 in Physiology (Books)
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