Can we change our brains to sharpen perception, and memory, speed of thought, and to heal problems with learning? According to the author, we can, and he describes how in this excerpt from his book, The Brain that changes itself: Stories of personal triumph from the frontiers of brain science (Viking Penguin, 2007). The author shows how leading scientists dispute the view that we are stuck in our brains at birth. For example, the brain Merzenich, featured in the article is structured in its ongoing collaboration with the world. Doidge collects evidence gives hope throughout life that defies aging:. "All you can see happen in a young brain can happen in the older brain"
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by Norman Doidge Source: Rotman School of Management, 4 pages. Publication Date: January 1, 2008. Prod. #: ROT056-PDF-ENG
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