The Brain That Changes Itself

Norman Doidge, M.D., is a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, researcher, author, essayist and poet.He is on the Research Faculty at Columbia University’s Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, in New York, and the University of Toronto’s Department of Psychiatry.He is a native of Toronto

出版者:Penguin Books

作者:Norman Doidge

页数:427

出版时间:2007-12-18

价格:USD 18.00

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780143113102

图书标签:心理学思维神经科学脑科学BrainNeuroscience科普psychology

An astonishing new science called neuroplasticity is overthrowing the centuries-old notion that the human brain is immutable. Psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, Norman Doidge, M.D., traveled the country to meet both the brilliant scientists championing neuroplasticity and the people whose lives they’ve transformed - people whose mental limitations or brain damage were seen as unalterable. We see a woman born with half a brain that rewired itself to work as a whole, blind people who learn to see, learning disorders cured, IQs raised, aging brains rejuvenated, stroke patients learning to speak, children with cerebral palsy learning to move with more grace, depression and anxiety disorders successfully treated, and lifelong character traits changed. Using these marvelous stories to probe mysteries of the body, emotion, love, sex, culture, and education, Dr. Doidge has written an immensely moving, inspiring book that will permanently alter the way we look at our brains, human nature, and human potential.

读后感

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神经可塑性的确是伟大的发现，但为此背书的作者，在选择论据时可能进行了有意识的筛选，可能有夸大的成分，甚至故意摒弃了关于实验的负面结论。有点忽悠 转一篇amazon的一星平均 Got excited at first chapter because I have serious balance issues. Spent 3 solid days on w...  

“坐在桌子对面跟我开玩笑的女人天生只有半个大脑，当她在母亲肚子里时，一个没有人知道原因的大灾难发生了……米歇尔的左脑根本没有发育出来，医生怀疑是她左边的大动脉被阻塞了，无法提供血液到左半球，使她的左脑无法发育……然而米歇尔却可以只用半个脑而生活得很好，我想...  

科学研究讲究大数定律。当样本数足够多时，样本的某种特征会呈现规律，这就是大数定律。比如人的身高体重。身高越高体重越重，BMI指标的设计原理就是这样的。BMI=体重/身高的平方，正常范围在18.5-24.9之间，超过这个数字就成了偏重到超重的范围。 但是，这种结论就一定普遍适...  

其实对本书的批评意见，虽然自有权威和真实的一面，但更加应该看到这些个例本身昭示的更大的对神经系统的理解。如作者在书里所说的那样，如果一个人宣称猪会说英语，而你真看见一只猪会说英语了，就不该纠结这个说法的因果链，难道这个个例本身不说明了足够多吗？ 对于可塑性的...  

用户评价

very good!与我自己的感知差不多，边缘神经系统的可塑性比中央神经系统要强。我的身体比大学时代好了不知道多少，我明显的散发青春的活力。或许我也属于hippocampal neuron survive吧。

一直很欣赏这样优秀的non-fiction类作品

very good!与我自己的感知差不多，边缘神经系统的可塑性比中央神经系统要强。我的身体比大学时代好了不知道多少，我明显的散发青春的活力。或许我也属于hippocampal neuron survive吧。

非常好的书

Fantasitic ! Is this a bestseller? I love to know about brain.'cause the knowledge of brain grant me better hold of myself. 强推此书。