I was intrigued by Dr. Norman Doidge’s new book, The Brain that Changes Itself. The book shows research and backs ideas with facts in a way that engages a reader to see why new ideas about the brain's ability to rewire itself – really count.
Plasticity, or the newly discovered breakthrough concept of “rewiring” is seen to alter a person’s bad habits, add new approaches, or cure a phobia – with b
enefits described in well told stories.
Neuroplastic therapy might implant tiny electrodes in the brain or other parts of the body that communicate with the brain. They can open and redirect neural pathways to reorganize the brain so that people recover more fully after a stroke, for instance.
The ideas is based on the facts that our brains are changeable – based on our experiences, and that due to their elastic like malleability – they can change in remarkable ways. A depressed person, for instance, can halt habitual depression patterns from activating themselves, by rewiring new neural pathways out of depression. This book highlights many cases that show the mental power unheard of even a few years ago.
What do you think?
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