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THE BRAIN THAT CHANGES ITSELF: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science
by Doidge, Norman
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 067003830X
- ISBN 13
- 9780670038305
- Seller
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Korumburra, Victoria, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Viking xvi, 427pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, bright silver title there-on. Plain green boards undamaged. Leaves clean and unmarked, hint of tanning to textblock edges. Colour illustrated dustjacket minimally edge creased only. " . . . a riveting collection of case histories detailing the astonishing progress of people whose conditions had long been dismissed as hopeless . . . Dr Doidge explores the profound implications of the changing brain for understanding the mysteries of love, sexual attraction, taste, culture and education in an immensely moving, inspiring book that will permanently alter the way we look at human possibility and human nature." Book weight approx. 690g. . Reprint. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 23.25cm x 15.5cm).
Synopsis
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
- Diversity Books, IOBA
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014984
- Title
- THE BRAIN THAT CHANGES ITSELF: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science
- Author
- Doidge, Norman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 067003830X
- ISBN 13
- 9780670038305
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- 2007
- Size
- 8vo - (approx. 23.25cm x 15.5cm
- LCCN
- 2006049224
- Keywords
- Neuroplasticity, Brain Damage, Patients, Rehabilitation, Case Histories, Norman Doidge M.D.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science & Technology; Medicine and Health;
Terms of Sale
Diversity Books, IOBA
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About the Seller
Diversity Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2005
Korumburra, Victoria
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