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2007., Viking Call No: 612.8 D657b Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: A new science called neuroplasticity is overthrowing the old notion that the human brain is immutable. Psychoanalyst Doidge traveled the country to meet both the brilliant scientists championing neuroplasticity and the people whose lives they've transformed--people whose mental limitations or brain damage were seen as unalterable. We see a woman born with half a brain that rewired itself to work as a whole, blind people who learn to see, learning disorders cured, IQs raised, aging brains rejuvenated, stroke patients learning to speak, children with cerebral palsy learning to move with more grace, depression and anxiety disorders successfully treated, and lifelong character traits changed. Using these stories to probe mysteries of the body, emotion, love, sex, culture, and education, Dr. Doidge has written an inspiring book that will permanently alter the way we look at our brains, human nature, and human potential.--From publisher description.
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c2015., Adult, Viking Call No: 612.8 D657b Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "The author of The Brain That Changes Itself presents astounding advances in the treatment of brain injury and illness. The most important breakthrough in our understanding of the brain in four hundred years was the discovery that the brain can change its own structure and function in response to mental experience -- what we call neuroplasticity. This book shows how the amazing process of neuroplastic healing works. It describes natural, non-invasive avenues into the brain provided by the forms of energy around us-light, sound, vibration, movement-which pass through our senses and our bodies to awaken the brain's own healing capacities without producing unpleasant side effects. Doidge explores cases where patients alleviated years of chronic pain or recovered from debilitating strokes or accidents; children on the autistic spectrum or with learning disorders normalizing; symptoms of multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and cerebral palsy radically improved, and other near-miracle recoveries. How to vastly reduce the risk of dementia with simple approaches anyone can use."--Publisher.
