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Title: The Custom-Made Brain
Condition: New
Subtitle: Cerebral Plasticity, Regeneration, and Enhancement
Author: Jean-Didier Vincent, Pierre-Marie Lledo
Translator: Laurence Garey
Contributor: Laurence Garey (Translated by)
Format: Hardback
ISBN-10: 0231164505
EAN: 9780231164504
ISBN: 9780231164504
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Genre: Science Nature & Math
Release Date: 06/03/2014
Description: Two leading neuroscientists introduce the concepts of "cerebral plasticity" and the "regenerating brain," describing what we know now about the processes through which the brain constantly reconstructs itself and the potential benefits this knowledge could have in addressing concerns for neurological, cognitive, and emotional health. The authors begin with a survey of the fundamental scientific developments that led to our current understanding of the regenerative mind, elucidating the breakthrough neurobiological studies that paved the way for our present understanding of the brain's plasticity and regenerative capabilities. They then discuss the application of these findings to such issues as depression, dyslexia, schizophrenia, and cognitive therapy, incorporating the latest technologies in neuroimaging, optogenetics, and nanotechnology. Their work shows the brain is anything but a static organ, ceasing to grow as human beings become adults. Rather, the brain is dynamic, evolving organically in relation to physical, cultural, historical, and affective stimuli, a plasticity that provides early hope to survivors of trauma and degenerative disorders.
Language: French
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 229mm
Item Length: 152mm
Release Year: 2014

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