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The Plastic Mind: New science reveals our extraordinary potential to transform ourselves |  | Author: Sharon Begley
Publisher: Constable
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 352
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Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 1.1
ISBN: 1845296745
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ASIN: 1845296745
Publication Date: February 26, 2009
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For decades, the conventional wisdom of neuroscience held that the hardware of the brain is fixed - that we are stuck with what we were born with. But recent pioneering experiments in neuroplasticity reveal that the brain is capable not only of altering its structure but also of generating new neurons, even into old age. The brain can adapt, heal, renew itself after trauma and compensate for disability.In this groundbreaking book, highly respected science writer Sharon Begley documents how this fundamental paradigm shift is transforming both our understanding of the human mind and our approach to deep-seated emotional, cognitive and behavioural problems.These breakthroughs show that it is possible to reset our happiness meter, regain the use of limbs disabled by stroke, train the mind to break cycles of depression and OCD and reverse age-related changes in the brain.
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 Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves November 19, 2009
S. R. Fenster
I was disappointed in that the content seemed to pretty much an attempt to convince the reader of the potential for plasticity of the brain, and not so much on method. Personally I felt that relatively little information was inflated with fluff. It is not on the recommendation list for my "students".
Interesting, but too much hype November 10, 2009
Philo (Frazee,MN USA)
As a physical therapist I am well aware of the neuroplasticity research coming out over the past decade, and had high hopes for this book. I was disappointed there was so much implication that all this research was simply confirming what the Tibetan Buddhists and the Dalai Lama already knew, and the overuse of the term "dogma" in describing neuroscience. In the past twenty years I never got that impression from the research I'd read, but I'm not in academia. I was also disappointed in the mind-brain discussion; it seemed very confused. She was trying to embrace some sort of dualism, but without the pineal gland. Perhaps the reductionists are all wrong, but whence the ghost in the machine?
Much of the research on brain reorganization is encouraging, especially in regards to stroke, blindness, amputation, and other physical maladies. What is disappointing is the amount of training that appears necessary to truly make changes in your brain. For most people just get 30 minutes of physical activity a day seems impossible--how will anyone find 1-2 hours a day to work on compassion meditation for their depression or OCD?
 STOP, before you buy October 30, 2009
Maria A. Klinger
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Hold it. The text is the same as in: Train Your Mind Change Your Brain.
This one here is just a new edition, with a different title.
Somewhere someone made a mistake.
 Excellent Book September 9, 2009
P. Krishnan
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
Easy to read for scientists and non-scientists alike. This book brought me a sense of hope.
 Little info August 23, 2009
Who Am I? (Singapore)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
After many pages, the book just tell me that
- my character is 50% gene and 50% environment.
- I can change my brain by changing my thinking.
A lot of scientific evidence for little info.
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