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The Brain that Changes Itself

by Norman Doidge
🎧 18 min listen Science

The science that proved your brain can heal, grow, and reinvent itself at any age.

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Chapter 1 The Brain They Said Could Not Change

A woman born with half a brain learned to function so normally that doctors were stunned. Chronic pain can be unlearned because the brain physically r…

Chapter 2 Maps That Move and Grow 🔒

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Chapter 3 The Competitive Brain and What Gets Locked In 🔒

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Chapter 4 Pain Is a Map, Not a Message 🔒

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Chapter 5 The Stroke Patient Who Should Have Stopped Recovering 🔒

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Chapter 6 How to Work With Your Plastic Brain 🔒

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Chapter 7 You Are Not Stuck With Yourself 🔒

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The Brain that Changes Itself
For centuries, scientists believed the brain was fixed and
unchangeable. Norman Doidge spent years meeting patients
who defied that belief entirely. People who rewired
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