Norman Doidge, MD, is a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and New York Times bestselling author. He was on the Research Faculty of the Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research at Columbia University's Department of Psychiatry in New York City, and on the faculty of the University of Toronto's Department of Psychiatry for thirty years. He is four time recipient of Canada's National Magazine Gold Award. He is a native of Toronto.
An 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 monumental
*The Times*
A remarkable and hopeful portrait of the endless adaptability of
the human brain
*author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat*
A wonderful and engaging way of re-imagining what kind of creatures
we are
*The Guardian*
The power of positive thinking finally gains scientific
credibility. Miracle-making stuff
*The New York Times*
The newest buzzword in brain science seems to be neuroplasticity-the idea that the adult brain is capable of positive change. For decades, scientists and doctors thought little could be done for victims of strokes and accidents because brain cells in adults were locked into specific functions and didn't change or grow. Doidge (psychoanalysis, Columbia Univ. Psychoanalytic Ctr.) tells the story of the scientists whose work has proven that neuroplasticity is, in fact, possible, with examples of patients suffering from strokes, paralysis, obsessive-compulsive disorder, blindness, learning disabilities, and other neurological and psychiatric problems who have been helped. Sharon Begley covers the same ground in her upcoming Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential To Transform Ourselves, but Begley actually demonstrates how the topic is important to the average person. With stories of those whose lives have been saved or improved through training based on neuroplastic theories, Doidge's book is much more engaging for lay readers. Recommended for most libraries.-Mary Ann Hughes, Neill P.L., Pullman, WA Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.
An 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 monumental -- Penny
Wark * The Times *
A remarkable and hopeful portrait of the endless adaptability of
the human brain -- Oliver Sacks * author of The Man Who Mistook His
Wife for a Hat *
A wonderful and engaging way of re-imagining what kind of creatures
we are -- Jeanette Winterson * The Guardian *
The power of positive thinking finally gains scientific
credibility. Miracle-making stuff -- Abigail Zuger * The New York
Times *
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