About the book: 2011 / The discovery that thoughts can - even in old age - change the structure and function of the brain is the most important achievement in the field of neuroscience in the last four years century. Norman Doidge offers a revolutionary view of the human brain. He talks about the brilliant scientists advancing the still new science of neuroplasticity, and the amazing successes of the people whose lives they have changed - examples of the recovery of stroke patients; the case of a woman who was born with half a brain that reprogrammed itself to perform the functions of the missing half, a story of overcoming learning disabilities and emotional disturbances, increasing intelligence and restoring the aging brain. The techniques presented in the book will be interesting and useful to all readers..