The Brain That Changes Itself

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 *

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.