Brain That Changes Itself The [Paperback] Doidge Norman

A paperback bestseller for Penguin US, The Brain That Changes Itself has sold 150,000 copies in three monthsIn the finest tradition of Oliver Sacks, Doidge tells the fascinating, true stories of the brilliant scientists championing the new science of neuroplasticity and the astonishing progress of the people whose lives they've transformedStraddles the space between popular science and self-help. As much for readers of Train Your Brain as Oliver SacksGreat popular science for 3 for 2sStrong interest from the British media already. Serial expected, plus much scope for author interviews on radio and in printAn utterly wonderful book - 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. Its message is one of hope: it is not just our brains that shape our thinking, but our thinking that, very definitely, shapes our brains.Doidge has identified a tidal shift in basic science and a potential one in medicine. The implications are monumentalA remarkable and hopeful portrait of the endless adaptability of the human brainA wonderful and engaging way of re-imagining what kind of creatures we areThe power of positive thinking finally gains scientific credibility. Miracle-making stuff

OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD

'A remarkable and hopeful portrait of the endless adaptability of the human brain' Oliver Sacks

'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 Emissary

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.

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.

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.