Books The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science (James H. Silberman Books)
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Rating: - Amazing Brain
As a special education teacher this book has been an amazing eye-opener to helping anyone learn new skills, especially adults. But teaching learning disabled students and otherwise impaired children brings a lot of insight into what this book is all about. I loved it and plan to reread it, taking notes as I go. There is a lot that can be done, clearly, and we can never think that someone is limited in what he can learn.

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Rating: - The Brain That Changes Itself
02/Aug/2008

Now, this is marvellous book - relevant and interesting to me in my work as a professional Coach & Supervisor since 1985 ... It's a real must read :-) !

Claus B. Hansen

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Rating: - Practical uses for new research insights
Psychiatrist Norman Doidge describes some of the recent advances in neuroscience related to the subject of neuroplasticity. He discusses work by several researchers and clinicians such as A. V. Ramachandran, Alvaro Pascual-Leone, and others who have discovered some of the ways the brain re-wires itself, generates new connections, adapts to change, and establishes entrenched habits.

Sensitive people might wish to be informed that there are a few descriptions of physical and sexual violence.

Several topics of direct, practical use, include the following:
-- effective methods for brain rejuvenation
-- the use of visualization to improve actual performance
-- some ways to by-pass and re-wire the connections which are associated with entrenched habits

Fascinating and useful.

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Rating: - buy this book NOW, it saved my life
You think not? I am a physician injured in Iraq and suffering from TBI-traumatic brain injury. I cannot practice medicine now, even though I can write and think, I cannot multi-task. So, The US Army tries outdated 'therapy' that is geared for perhaps a high school education and not applying nor helping my problems at all. Enter this book. The Posit Science website (among many listed in this book) has learning programs to rebuild deficits. So, I went, asked, and now will start this therapy as they donated the program to an Army psychologist here. So all those reviewers who think this is a commercial-infomercial book can kiss mine, as they are actively trying to HELP. Those professionals locked into the hard-wired brain theories had taken my hope away; this book has opened up my horizons to HEAL--as I always believed I WAS capable. The other reviews tell all about whats in it, so just BUY it and help someone you know who has all but given up improving their mental capacity or physical disability! This book is a GIFT to the world. PERIOD. Worth the cheap price tenfold.