Meet the ninety year old doctor who with the aid of a few simple exercises is still practising medicine His is just one of the incredible stories brain expert Norman Doidge tells as he reveals our brain's remarkable ability to repair itself through the power of positive thought In The Brain That Changes Itself Doidge introduces us to the fascinating stories at the cutting edge of the brain science & the emerging discipline of 'neuroplasticity' We meet the stroke victim who unable to feed or dress himself learned to move & talk again the woman with a rare brain condition that left her feeling as though she was perpetually falling but who through a series of exercises rewired her brain to overcome this & the maverick scientists over turning centuries of assumptions about the brain & it's capacity for renewal Doidge shows how their incredible work is helping the blind to see the deaf to hear & causing Nobel laureates to rethink our model of the brain This remarkable book will leave you with a sense of wonder at the capabilities of the human brain & the power to change which lies within all of us