Brain That Changes Itself

OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD br>br>''A remarkable and hopeful portrait of the endless adaptability of the human brain'' Oliver Sacksbr>br>''Utterly wonderful . . . without question one of the most important books about the brain you will ever read; yet it is beautifully written, immensely approachable, and full of humanity'' Iain McGilchrist MA, author of The Master and His Emissarybr>br>Meet the ninety-year-old doctor who is still practicing medicine, the stroke victim who learned to move and talk again and the woman with half a brain that rewired itself to work as a whole. All these people had their lives transformed by the remarkable discovery that our brains can repair themselves through the power of positive thinking. br>br>Here bestselling author, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Norman Doidge reveals the secrets of the cutting-edge science of ''neuroplasticity''. He introduces incredible case histories - blind people helped to see, IQs raised and memories sharpened - and tells the stories of the maverick scientists who are overturning centuries of assumptions about the brain. br>br>This inspiring book will leave you with a sense of wonder at the capabilities of the mind, and the self-healing power that lies within all of us.>