Norman Doidge,Jim Bond: The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science

The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science


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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""

Explores development through historical narrative and examines the globalization/development paradox through in-depth case studies. In his Fifth Edition of Development and Social Change: A Global Perspective, author Philip McMichael examines the project of globalization and its instabilities (climate, energy, food, financial crises) through the lens of development and its origins in the colonial project. The book continues to help students make sense of a complex world in transition and explains how globalization became part of public discourse. Filled with case studies, this text makes the intricacies of globalization concrete, meaningful, and clear for students and moves them away from simple The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science download ebook pdf social evolutionary views, encouraging them to connect social change, development policies, global inequalities and social movements. The book challenges students to see themselves as global citizens whose consumption decisions have real social and ecological implications.


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Author: Norman Doidge,Jim Bond
Number of Pages: none
Published Date: 19 Apr 2011
Publisher: Brilliance Corporation
Publication Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781455805709
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