Norman Doidge Livres

Meet the ninety-year-old doctor who is still practicing medicine, the stroke victim who learned to move and talk again and the woman with half a brain that rewired itself to work as a whole. All these people had their lives transformed by the remarkable discovery that our brains can repair themselves through the power of positive thinking. Here bestselling author, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Norman Doidge reveals the secrets of the cutting-edge science of 'neuroplasticity'. He introduces incredible case histories - blind people helped to see, IQs raised and memories sharpened - and tells the stories of the maverick scientists who are overturning centuries of assumptions about the brain. This inspiring book will leave you with a sense of wonder at the capabilities of the mind, and the self-healing power that lies within all of us. (Verlagsangaben)

'This is a book of miracles. Fascinating... An absorbing compendium of unlikely recoveries from physical and mental ailments offers evidence that the brain can heal... brings Oliver Sacks to mind' Lisa Appignanesi, Observer The Brain's Way of Healing explores the astonishing advances in the discovery of neuroplasticity, showing that the brain has its own unique way of healing, only recently uncovered. Norman Doidge discusses a series of remarkable recoveries: patients told they would never improve have years of chronic pain alleviated or damage from debilitating strokes undone, and symptoms of multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, brain injury, autism or learning disorders are reversed. He also shows how the risk of dementia can be lowered by 60%. Using stories to present cutting-edge science, Doidge illustrates principles that everyone can apply to improve their brain's performance.

"What does everyone in the modern world need to know? [The author's] answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the stunning revelations of cutting-edge scientific research. [The author discusses] discussing discipline, freedom, adventure and responsibility, distilling the world's wisdom into 12 practical and profound rules for life"--

Includes a new chapter that examines the latest research demonstrating the positive impact of cognitive exercises on students' brains, investigates the many ways that neuroplasticity and education are now converging, and offers a list of schools in Australia and New Zealand that have embraced the Arrowsmith Program. The incredible story of a woman who struggled with severe learning disabilities, built herself a better brain, and started a program that has helped thousands of others. Barbara Arrowsmith-Young was born with severe learning disabilities that caused teachers to label her slow, stubborn - or worse. As a child, she read and wrote everything backward, struggled to process concepts in language, continually got lost, and was physically uncoordinated. She could make no sense of an analogue clock. But by relying on her formidable memory and iron will, she made her way to graduate school, where she chanced upon research that inspired her to invent cognitive exercises to "fix" her own brain. the Woman Who Changed Her Brain interweaves her personal tale with riveting case histories from her more than thirty years of working with both children and adults. Recent discoveries in neuroscience have conclusively demonstrated that, by engaging in certain mental tasks or activities, we actually change the structure of our brains-from the cells themselves to the connections between cells. the capability of nerve cells to change is known as neuroplasticity, and Arrowsmith-Young has been putting it into practice for decades. With great inventiveness, after combining two lines of research, Barbara developed unusual cognitive calisthenics that radically increased the functioning of her weakened brain areas to normal and, in some areas, even above normal levels. She drew on her intellectual strengths to determine what types of drills were required to target the specific nature of her learning problems, and she managed to conquer her cognitive deficits.

Selbstheilung ist keine Zauberei. „Unheilbare“ Krankheiten vollständig heilen? Das ist möglich. Lange stellten Mediziner bei chronischen Schmerzen, Parkinson oder Demenz die Diagnose „lebenslang“. Norman Doidge durchbricht diese massive Wand aus Leid und Schmerz. Seine revolutionäre Erkenntnis: Unser Gehirn heilt! Er zeigt, wie Neuroplastizität funktioniert und welche Rolle traditionelle chinesische Medizin oder buddhistische Meditation dabei spielen, anhand erstaunlicher Beispiele. Ein Mann besiegt Parkinson durch Laufen, ein Blinder kann dank Meditation wieder sehen. Was nach Wunderheilung klingt, belegt Doidge mit wissenschaftlichen Studien und verändert Leben. Dieses Buch weist Millionen Patienten einen Weg aus dem Leid – ohne Operation und Hokuspokus. Es bietet große Hoffnung für chronisch Kranke und deren Angehörige. Neueste wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse werden populär und authentisch vermittelt. Doidges bahnbrechende Erkenntnis ist, dass äußere Impulse wie Licht, Wärme und Elektrizität sowie einfache Bewegungen unser Gehirn zur Selbstheilung anregen können. Mit „Neustart im Kopf“ hat Doidge bereits einen Bestseller zum Thema Neuroplastizität vorgelegt. „Wie das Gehirn heilt“ erreichte die New York Times Bestsellerliste. „Faszinierend … erinnert an Oliver Sacks.“ The Guardian.

Inspirující kniha, která mění pohled na náš mozek, je pokračováním bestselleru „Váš mozek se dokáže změnit" autora Normana Doidgeho. Věda jménem neuroplasticita vyvrací představu, že lidský mozek je neměnný. Autor se setkal s vědci, kteří neuroplasticitu obhajují, a lidmi, kterým změnila život, a své poznatky předal do této knihy. O ženě narozené s polovinou mozku, která ho díky vhodné léčbě přepojila k normálnímu fungování, o nevidomých lidech, kteří se naučili vidět, o vyléčení poruch učení.