內容簡介
推薦腦神經醫師奧立佛‧薩克斯的書迷閱讀
紐約時報暢銷書。
普世認為，腦神經細胞無法再生，腦部受損將造成永久性、無法康復的傷害，但身為精神病學家Norman Doidge，也是本書作者，以精神分析治療大腦的方式探討神經的可塑性，描繪大腦改變生活，提供了解大腦相關條件和治療方法，發現了驚人的進步，顯示出大腦有自己獨特的癒合方式。
作者研究了一系列的案例，包括有多年慢性疼痛、中風、多發性硬化、帕金森氏病、創傷性腦損傷、肌張力障礙、脊髓損傷、自閉症，或學習障礙者，從他們的實例，不僅出示降低癡呆風險的實際比例，透過真實故事，展示大腦的尖端科學，並在後記描述了治療腦震盪的新方法，令人震撼，每個人都有機會，改善他們的大腦。
不僅啟發在精神衛生領域和大腦受傷者，也讓其家人看見曙光，更開啟醫學上的另一扇窗。
作者上一本關於大腦的暢銷書The Brain That Changes Itself ，翻譯成20種語言在100多個國家，全球銷售超過100萬本。
'This is a book of miracles. Fascinating... An absorbing compendium of unlikely recoveries from physical and mental ailments offers evidence that the brain can heal... brings Oliver Sacks to mind' Lisa Appignanesi, Observer
The Brain's Way of Healing explores the astonishing advances in the discovery of neuroplasticity, showing that the brain has its own unique way of healing, only recently uncovered. Norman Doidge discusses a series of remarkable recoveries: patients told they would never improve have years of chronic pain alleviated or damage from debilitating strokes undone, and symptoms of multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, brain injury, autism or learning disorders are reversed. He also shows how the risk of dementia can be lowered by 60%. Using stories to present cutting-edge science, Doidge illustrates principles that everyone can apply to improve their brain's performance.