This remarkable book will leave you with a sense of wonder at the capabilities of the human brain and the power to change which lies within all of us. Doidge shows how their incredible work is helping the blind to see, the deaf to hear and causing Nobel laureates to rethink our model of the brain. We meet the stroke victim who unable to feed or dress himself learned to move and talk again, the woman with a rare brain condition that left her feeling as though she was perpetually falling but who through a series of exercises rewired her brain to overcome this and the maverick scientists over turning centuries of assumptions about the brain and it's capacity for renewal. Dr Rao's team began by programming a humanoid robot with simple behaviours which users could then select with a wearable electroencephalogram (EEG) cap that picked up their brain activity. All these people had their lives transformed by the remarkable discovery that our brains can repair themselves through the power of positive thinking. It's all about training the neural network, in order to be more efficient when faced with future challenges. That's what the brain does when you sleep. In recent years, it has become apparent that the brain is not in fact. In 'The Brain That Changes Itself', Doidge introduces us to the fascinating stories at the cutting edge of the brain science and the emerging discipline of 'neuroplasticity'. The brain trains itself on past experiences, in order to better manage/handle future challenges. That is why many mental and physical disorders were seen as untreatable in the past.

His is just one of the incredible stories brain expert Norman Doidge tells as he reveals our brain's remarkable ability to repair itself through the power of positive thought. Grieving necessarily has a time component to it. Meet the ninety year old doctor, who, with the aid of a few simple exercises, is still practising medicine. An astonishing new science called neuroplasticity is overthrowing the centuries-old notion that the human brain is immutable. Grief is that emotional state that just knocks you off your feet and comes over you like a wave.

The brain that trains itself