I just finished The Brain that Changes Itself by Norman Doidge, M.D. This book provides an overview of cutting edge research that is helping people rewire their brains, often from serious and debilitating situations. Much of this research illustrates how adaptable our brains are, and how misled we have been by our own assumptions of how the brain works. Modern medicine is bumping up against the edges of our Newtonian model of physiology. There are whole new realms of research opening up just because someone asked a question previously thought unthinkable. People are recovering from chronic strokes, learning to see with their tongues, and manipulating robotic arms with their minds. The implications are mind-altering and inspiring, and in fact, will help increase the neuroplasticity of your own mind as well.
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