Viking, 2007. Hardcover. Stories of personal triumph from the frontiers of brain science. Unclipped dust jacket has one clean tear at spine now tape mended. Pages clean, binding tight.

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What is neuroplasticity? Is it possible to change your brain? Norman Doidge’s inspiring guide to the new brain science explains all of this and more An astonishing new science called neuroplasticity is overthrowing the centuries-old notion that the human brain is immutable, and proving that it is, in fact, possible to change your brain. Psychoanalyst, Norman Doidge, M.D., traveled the country to meet both the brilliant scientists championing neuroplasticity, its healing powers, and the people whose lives they’ve transformed—people whose mental limitations, brain damage or brain trauma 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 marvelous stories to probe mysteries of the body, emotion, love, sex, culture, and education, Dr. Doidge has written an immensely moving, inspiring book that will permanently alter the way we look at our brains, human nature, and human potential.

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Bookseller: DGDriscoll's BOOKS! (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 3_28_2023_dgd_18
Title: The Brain that Changes Itself
Author: Doidge, Norman
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
ISBN 10: 067003830X
ISBN 13: 9780670038305
Publisher: Viking
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 2007
LCCN: 2006049224

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Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....