![]() I found the chapter on ‘pain’ to be fascinating, especially about Dr. It’s fascinating to see just how malleable the brain is, and how we can change it through learning and experience. Modern science has disproved this idea, and the book describes how the brain is much more fluid than this. Medicine has long held the idea of ‘Localisation’ - the brain is static and each part performs only one function. There is the woman who feels like she is constantly falling, and the lady who has only half a brain. Doidge uses case studies involving actual patients who have suffered brain injuries and made recoveries. It’s a book about a interesting subject - Brain plasticity - and written in an accessible and engaging style. ![]() ![]() In many ways, ‘the brain that changes itself’ was the perfect book for me. It’s called a challenge for a reason, and it ties in with the message of this book. But it was also the reason I started the challenge - to push myself. I have a blind spot when it comes to science and tend to avoid books on the subject. When I started the 2022 Non-fiction challenge ‘the brain that changes itself’ by Norman Doidge was the sort of book I thought I might struggle with. ![]()
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