The release date for the English version of 'The Brain that Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science' by
Norman Doidge is Mar 2007. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
The long-held belief that the human brain is unchangeable is being challenged by a remarkable new field of study called neuroplasticity. Norman Doidge, M.D., a psychiatrist and psychotherapist, crossed the nation to meet the bright scientists who are promoting neuroplasticity as well as the individuals whose lives they have changed—people whose mental impairments or brain injury were previously thought to be irreversible. We witness the rewiring of a half-dead brain to function as a whole, the learning of sight in blind individuals, the healing of learning disorders, the raising of IQs, the rejuvenation of aging brains, the speaking of stroke victims, the learning of more graceful movement in children with cerebral palsy, the successful treatment of depression and anxiety disorders, and the transformation of lifelong character traits. Dr. Doidge has produced a profoundly affecting and inspirational book that will change our perception of our brains, human nature, and human potential. He does this by using these amazing tales to explore secrets of the body, emotion, love, sex, culture, and education.