The Plastic Mind
New Science Reveals our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves
$37.53
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
26 February 2009
Summary
For decades, the conventional wisdom of neuroscience held that the hardware of the brain is fixed - that we are stuck with what we were born with. But recent pioneering experiments in neuroplasticity reveal that the brain is capable not only of altering its structure but also of generating new neurons, even into old age. The brain can adapt, heal, renew itself after trauma and compensate for disability.
In this groundbreaking book, highly respected science writer Sharon Begley documen…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781845296742 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1845296745 |
| Author: | Sharon Begley |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Robinson Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 26 February 2009 |
| Weight: | 290g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 134mm x 196mm |
| Series: | Tom Thorne Novels |
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Critics Review
There are two great things about this book. One is that it shows us how nothing about our brains is set in stone. The other is that it is written by Sharon Begley, one of the best science writers around. This is a terrific book.
It is very seldom that a science in its infancy is so skilfully unpacked that it reads like a detective novel.Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Coming to Our SensesBrilliant - Health WriterSharon Begley
Sharon Begley was the science columnist for the Wall Street Journal and previously the senior science writer at Newsweek. She is the co-author of The Mind and the Brain.
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