The human brain is amazing. This is the fundamental premise of Norman Doidge’s book, The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science. This book is the first and only of its kind to date – an overview of all the prevailing research in the science of neuroplasticity. However, the pertinent question in rehabilitative medicine is, How amazing is the human brain? Amazing enough to heal my patients?
Our brains have the capacity to change perpetually, plastically, throughout life, after injury, and in response to the whole gamut of emotions. Doidge says, “The brain is far more adaptable, all-purpose, opportunistic” than has been previously understood. Following are some ideas about neuroplasticity from Doidge’s work as well as from the research of other neuroplasticians.
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