The Brain's Way of Healing
by Norman Doidge
Doidge's second book on neuroplasticity: case studies of people recovering from chronic pain, Parkinson's, stroke and learning disorders using movement, light, sound and attention. Some treatments are better supported than others, and the enthusiasm sometimes outruns the evidence; the stories are moving and the general principle, that the brain changes with use, is sound.
Read it if…
you or someone you love faces a neurological challenge and you want informed hope.
Skip it if…
you want strictly evidence-graded recommendations; read critically.
Three things you will actually use
- The brain rewires with repeated, attentive use.
- Movement is medicine for the nervous system.
- Hope and skepticism can coexist.
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Read the chapter most relevant to your situation and discuss it with a clinician.
Our verdict
Hopeful and uneven; read with a clinician.
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