Neuroplasticity

by Moheb Costandi

Book Overview

The real story of how our brains and nervous systems change throughout our lifetimes--with or without "brain training."

Fifty years ago, neuroscientists thought that a mature brain was fixed like a fly in amber, unable to change. Today, we know that our brains and nervous systems change throughout our lifetimes. This concept of neuroplasticity has captured the imagination of a public eager for self-improvement--and has inspired countless...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262529335
• ISBN13: 9780262529334
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 6.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher