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The Woman who Changed Her Brain: Unlocking the Extraordinary Potential of the Human Mind - Softcover
This is the incredible story and miraculous work of a remarkable woman. Though she began life severely learning disabled, she built herself a better brain and a brain training program that has helped thousands of others do the same. Barbara Arrowsmith Young was born with severe learning disabilities. Undaunted, she used her strengths to develop brain exercises to overcome her neurological deficits. She has gone on to change countless lives. In the past five years, the idea that self-improvement can happen in the brain has caught hold and inspired new hope. Now, thanks to brilliant path-breakers such as Barbara, rather than worrying about how our brains shape us, we can focus on shaping our brains. Young's work is one of the first examples of the extensive and practical application of "neuroplasticity". As the individuals described in this book change their brains, readers see how the brain works and what a profound impact improved mental capacity has on how we can participate in the world. Here her personal story is interwoven with fascinating accounts of the clinical mysteries and triumphant stories that Barbara has encountered during her career. The Arrowsmith cognitive training program originated in Toronto in 1978, but is now being implemented in schools in Canada and across the United States.
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"If you have a son, a daughter, a parent, a spouse, or a brain, this is a must-read book. It will open your mind to new possibilities on how to deal with 'traffic jams' in the brain" (Alvaro Fernandez, CEO & Co-Founder, SharpBrains.com)
"By her own fierce determination and passionate desire to learn, this remarkable woman changed her own brain and has since helped countless others to change theirs. This is an important book" (Mira Bartok, New York Times bestselling author of The Memory Palace)
"Moving, insightful and empowering!" (Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph. D, the author of The Wisdom Paradox and The New Executive Brain)
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"By her own fierce determination and passionate desire to learn, this remarkable woman changed her own brain and has since helped countless others to change theirs. This is an important book" (Mira Bartok, New York Times bestselling author of The Memory Palace)
"Moving, insightful and empowering!" (Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph. D, the author of The Wisdom Paradox and The New Executive Brain)
In the vein of Oliver Sacks, the remarkable story of how one woman built herself a better brain - and how she created a learning system that would in turn change many hundreds of lives.
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- PublisherSquare Peg
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0224095196
- ISBN 13 9780224095198
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages288
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