The Brain's Way of Healing
Stories of Remarkable Recoveries and Discoveries
- Release Date
1 April 2015
Summary
This book is about the discovery that the human brain has its own unique way of healing. For centuries we believed that the price we paid for our brain’s complexity was that, compared to other organs, it was fixed and unregenerative – unable to recover from damage or illness. In his revolutionary new book, Norman Doidge turns this belief on its head.The phenomenon of neuroplasticity – the discovery that the brain can change its own structure and function in response to mental experience – is …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781486285945 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1486285945 |
| Author: | Norman Doidge, George Newbern |
| Publisher: | Bolinda Publishing |
| Imprint: | Bolinda Audio Books |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2015 |
| Weight: | 70g |
| Dimensions: | 127mm x 138mm |
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Critics Review
‘Doidge has identified a tidal shift in basic science and a potential one in medicine.’ (For The Brain That Changes Itself) – The Times
‘Norman Doidge has written a fascinating, highly readable account of the new brain science.’ (For The Brain That Changes Itself) – Literary Review
‘You really should read this book … This remarkable work will lead most of us to see ourselves in a new light, not least in terms of our own possibilities. Five Stars.’ (For The Brain That Changes Itself) – The Mail on Sunday
About The Author
Norman Doidge
Norman Doidge, M.D., is a psychiatrist, a psychoanalyst, and the New York Times bestselling author of The Brain at Changes Itself, which was chosen by the Dana Foundation from over thirty thousand titles as the best general book on the brain. It has sold over a million copies around the world. He was on the Research Faculty of the Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research at Columbia University’s Department of Psychiatry in New York City, and on the faculty of the University of Toronto’s Department of Psychiatry for thirty years. He lives in Toronto. George Newbern is an American actor who has appeared in Father of the Bride, Father of the Bride II, Evening Star, Adventures in Babysitting and many other films. On television, he has had roles on Scandal, Friends, Nip/Tuck, Hot in Cleveland, CSI and more. George is also known for providing the voice of Superman in Justice League. Norman Doidge, M.D., is a psychiatrist, a psychoanalyst, and the New York Times bestselling author of The Brain at Changes Itself, which was chosen by the Dana Foundation from over thirty thousand titles as the best general book on the brain. It has sold over a million copies around the world. He was on the Research Faculty of the Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research at Columbia University’s Department of Psychiatry in New York City, and on the faculty of the University of Toronto’s Department of Psychiatry for thirty years. He lives in Toronto.
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