A Penguin Book | Science/Psychology

The discovery that our thoughts can change the structure and function of our

brains—even into old age—is the most important breakthrough in neuroscience

in four centuries. In this revolutionary look at the brain, bestselling author,

psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst Norman Doidge, M.D., introduces both

the brilliant scientists championing this new science of neuroplasticity and

the astonishing progress of the people whose lives they’ve transformed.

Introducing principles we can all use as well as a riveting collection of case

histories—stroke patients cured, a woman with half a brain that rewired itself

to work as a whole, learning and emotional disorders overcome, IQs raised,

and aging brains rejuvenated—The Brain That Changes Itself has “implications

for all human beings, not to mention human culture, human learning and

human history” (The New York Times).

“Readers will want to read entire sections aloud and pass the book on to someone who can benefit from it. . . . Links scientific experimentation with

personal triumph in a way that inspires awe.” —The Washington Post

“Lucid and absolutely fascinating. Doidge explains with clarity, grace and vividness. . . . It satisfies in equal measure the mind

and the heart.” —The Chicago Tribune

“Superb. Brilliant. I devoured it.” —V. S. Ramachandran, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition, UCSD, and author of

Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind

“Fascinating. Doidge’s book is a remarkable and hopeful portrait of the endless adaptability of the human brain.”

—Oliver Sacks

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“The power of positive thinking finally gains scientific credibility. Mind-bending, miracle-making, reality-busting stuff . . . Straddles

the gap between science and self-help.” —The New York Times

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As Featured on PBS’s The Brain Fitness Program