The Brain's Way of Healing

Stories of Remarkable Recoveries and Discoveries

Norman Doidge, George Newbern, Norman Doidge , Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group

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English

Bolinda Publishing
01 April 2015

Humanities; Popular science; Neurosciences

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 the most important change in our understanding of the brain and mind since the beginning of modern science. Here, Doidge shows how the amazing process of neuroplastic healing really works. When it is understood, it is often possible to radically improve - and even cure - many conditions thought to be irreversible.

Doidge introduces us to the doctors, therapists and patients who are healing the brain without surgery or medication. We meet patients who have alleviated years of chronic pain; children on the autistic spectrum, or with ADD or learning disorders, who have used neuroplastic techniques to complete a normal education and become independent; sufferers who have seen symptoms of multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, brain injuries and cerebral palsy radically diminish; and we learn how to lower our risk of dementia by 60%. Through hopeful, astonishing stories, The Brain's Way of Healing explains how mind, brain and body, and the energies around us work together in health and healing.

By: Norman Doidge
Producer: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
Read by: George Newbern, Norman Doidge
Imprint: Bolinda Publishing
Country of Publication: Australia
Edition: Unabridged
ISBN: 9781486285938
ISBN 10: 1486285937
Publication Date: 01 April 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: CD-Audio
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Brain's Way of Healing: Stories of Remarkable Recoveries and Discoveries

'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