The Woman who Changed Her Brain: Unlocking the Extraordinary Potential of the Human Mind - Couverture rigide

Arrowsmith-Young, Barbara

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ISBN 10 : 0224095188 ISBN 13 : 9780224095181

Editeur : Square Peg, 2012

Synopsis

Barbara Arrowsmith-Young was born with severe learning disabilities that caused teachers to label her as slow, stubborn or worse. But by relying on her formidable memory and iron will, she made her way to graduate school, where she chanced upon reserach that inspired her to invent cognitive exercises to 'fix' her brain. She has gone on to change countless lives.

The idea that self-improvement can happen in the brain has now caught fire. Recent discoveries in neuroscience have conclusively demonstrated that by engaging in certain mental tasks, we actually change the structure of our brains - this is known as neuroplasticity.

The Woman Who Changed Her Brain powerfully demonstrates how the lives of children and adults struggling with learning disorders can be dramatically transformed. This remarkable book by a brilliant pioneer deepens our understanding of how the brain works. Our brains may shape us, but this book offers clear and hopefully evidence of the corollary: that we shape our brains.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Barbara Arrowsmith-Young is the Director of Arrowsmith School and Arrowsmith Program. She holds both a B.A.Sc. in Child Studies from the University of Guelph, and a Master's degree in School Psychology from the University of Toronto (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education). The Woman Who Changed Her Brain was published to great acclaim by Square Peg 2012 and in Vintage paperback in 2013.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Square Peg
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0224095188
• ISBN 13: 9780224095181
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible