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The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science |  | Author: Norman Doidge M.D.
Creator: Jim Bond
Publisher: Brilliance Audio Unabridged Lib Ed
Buy New: $107.25
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Rating:  170 reviews
Sales Rank: 3303032
Format: Audiobook, Unabridged
Media: Audio Cassette
Edition: Library
Number Of Items: 10
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 5.1 x 2.3
ISBN: 1423367987
EAN: 9781423367987
ASIN: 1423367987
Publication Date: June 1, 2008
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“Fascinating. Doidge’s book is a remarkable and hopeful portrait of the endless adaptability of the human brain.” – Oliver Sacks
The discovery that our thoughts can change the structure and function of our brains – even into old age – is the most important breakthrough in neuroscience in four centuries. In this revolutionary look at the brain, bestselling author, psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst Norman Doidge, M.D., introduces both the brilliant scientists championing this new science of neuroplasticity and the astonishing progress of the people whose lives they’ve transformed. Introducing principles we can all use as well as a riveting collection of case histories – stroke patients cured, a woman with half a brain that rewired itself to work as a whole, learning and emotional disorders overcome, IQs raised, and aging brains rejuvenated – The Brain That Changes Itself has “implications for all human beings, not to mention human culture, human learning and human history” (The New York Times).
“Readers will want to read entire sections aloud and pass the book on to someone who can benefit from it….Links scientific experimentation with personal triumph in a way that inspires awe.” - The Washington Post
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 Things I wish I had known years ago November 20, 2009
P. Tew
A friend of mine was recommending this book to another friend and I was intriqued by what she was saying. I had no idea that the book would contain as much information as it does, fascinating information. I am loving it!
A few thoughts... November 18, 2009
Clarke Morgan (UT USA)
This book ought to be read right after you read Learned Optimism. It will change the way you look at your limitations. "The Brain..." gives example after example of people that should not have been able to change their lives, at least according to outdated theories that are proven wrong in this work.
There have been so many excellent reviews, that I will not go into detail about the contents of the book, but I would like to share my thoughts as I finished reading it.
Several years ago, I read a book that struck a chord with me: Out Of the Box for Life. Many of the ideas in that book are right in line with Learned Optimism. As a person that grew up in a less than perfect home (didn't we all?), I found the frame of reference that I gained from reading these three books to be liberating. The thoughts that have grown from my reading these three books focus on my ability to control my life. "The Brain..." solidifies the scientific proof presented in Learned Optimism, which reinforced the paradigm shift that was presented by Out of the Box for Life by Berland.
I have learned that we all have agency to create what ever we can envision for ourselves. We can make a difference in the lives of those around us. It is better to believe that we are in control (because we mostly are) than to believe that we have no control. Those thoughts will most assuredly create failure. If a thought is based in truth, builds yourself and others, then it it should be nurtured. Thoughts that may be true, but do not build others, or opportunities, should not be focused on.
A lot of the self help books I have read through the years were really based in science. This is good news. We are in control of our destinies. We can think for ourselves. We can grow and have fulfilling lives. It is up to us.
Sorry for the ramblings... you may find yourself rambling like this after reading these books as well. Just get them a read them. See if you do not have a better outlook on life, and better control of your future.
 Informative Reading November 17, 2009
Virginia Oshiro (Honolulu, Hawaii)
I found this book to be very informative and interesting.
It is written so that non-professionals can understand it very well.
I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in learning about the human mind.
Interesting Book November 16, 2009
Nancy J. Mulcahy (Lawrenceville, GA United States)
A book for any one who interested in helping stoke victims and others with brain injuries.
Will do later November 13, 2009
Michael T. Miller
I have not read it yet but am looking forward to doing so.The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science (James H. Silberman Books)
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