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Train your mind, change your brain : how a new science reveals our extraordinary potential to transform ourselves

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  • Author: Begley, Sharon
    Contributor: Alex (Apple Synthetic)
    Edition: 1st
    Date:
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    2007
    Summary:

    Is it really possible to change the structure and function of the brain, and in so doing alter how we think and feel? The answer is a resounding yes. In late 2004, leading Western scientists joined the Dalai Lama at his home in Dharamsala, India, to address this very question

    Contents:
    • Can we change? Challenging the dogma of the hardwired brain
    • Th enchanted loom; The discovery of neuroplasticity
    • New neurons for old brains; Neurogenesis
    • A child shall lead them; The neuroplasticity of young brains
    • Footprints on the brain; Sensory experience reshapes adult brains
    • Mind over matter; Mental activity changes the brain
    • Nature through nurture; Turning on genes in the brain
    • Blaming Mom? Rewired for compassion
    • Transforming the emotional mind; Challenging the happiness "Set point"
    • Now what?
    Sujets: Brain | Buddhism and science | Mind and body | Neuroplasticity | Philosophy of mind
    Original Publisher: New York, Ballantine Books
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 1400063906, 9781400063901