For centuries the human brain was considered incapable of fundamental change. People suffering from neurological defects, brain damage, or stroke were frequently written off as hopeless cases. But recent and continuing research into the human brain is radically changing how scientists look at the potential for neurological recovery. The human brain, as recent research is showing, has a remarkable ability to adapt and ultimately rewire itself.

In The Brain That Changes Itself, psychiatrist and author Dr. Norman Doidge travels across North America to meet with some of the pioneering researchers making revolutionary discoveries about the plasticity of the human brain. Doidge also visits with patients once thought of as incurable who are now leading normal lives. Known in scientific circles as “neuroplasticity,” this radical new understanding of the brain provides an incredible way to bring the human brain back to life, one that’s only just beginning to exert its impact across research, medical, and rehabilitation circles.


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Western Psychological Association Film Festival, 2010