An astonishing new science called neuroplasticity is overthrowing the centuries-old notion that the human brain is immutable. Psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, Norman Doidge, M.D., traveled the country to meet both the brilliant scientists championing neuroplasticity and the people whose lives they’ve transformed—people whose mental limitations or brain damage were seen as unalterable. We see a woman born with half a brain that rewired itself to work as a whole, blind people who learn to see, learning disorders cured, IQs raised, aging brains rejuvenated, stroke patients learning to speak, children with cerebral palsy learning to move with more grace, depression and anxiety disorders successfully treated, and lifelong character traits changed. Using these marvelous stories to probe mysteries of the body, emotion, love, sex, culture, and education, Dr. Doidge has written an immensely moving, inspiring book that will permanently alter the way we look at our brains, human nature, and human potential.

诺曼·道伊奇（Norman Doidge）

医学博士，精神科医生、心理分析师，哥伦比亚大学心理分析训练和研究中心教授和研究员，多伦多大学精神医学系教授。

在专业领域之外，他是一位畅销书作家、评论家和诗人。他曾4次获得加拿大国家杂志写作金奖（Canada's National Magazine Gold Award）。

译者简介

洪兰

台湾著名教育家、加州大学实验心理学博士、脑科学家、台湾第一任认知神经科学研究所所长，台湾教育部终身学习推展委员会委员，翻译了大量欧美优秀的神经科学及脑科学相关著作，并撰写教育类杂志专栏20年，出版著作一直畅销宝岛。