Your Brain Knows More Than You Think - Niels Birbaumer, Jörg Zittlau

Your Brain Knows More Than You Think

the new frontiers of neuroplasticity
Buch | Softcover
272 Seiten
2017
Scribe Publications (Verlag)
978-1-911344-38-4 (ISBN)
18,65 inkl. MwSt
Our brains are more powerful than we ever realised.



Too often, we assume that people’s natures are fixed, immutable. For sufferers of depression, anxiety, ADHD, addiction, or the after-effects of stroke, this can be a difficult thought. For those with extreme conditions, such as locked-in syndrome or psychopathy, it can feel as if there is no hope at all.



However, in Your Brain Knows More Than You Think, leading neurobiologist Niels Birbaumer turns these assumptions on their head, arguing that neuroplasticity — the virtually limitless capacity of the brain to remould itself — is enough to overcome almost any condition, however life-limiting it seems.



Like the fathers and mothers of psychiatry, Birbaumer explores the sometimes-wild frontiers of a new way of thinking about our brains and behaviour. Through actual cases from his research and practice, he shows how we can change through brain training alone — and without risky drugs — if we simply open our minds.

Niels Birbaumer is a psychologist and neurobiologist. He is a leading figure in the development of brain–computer interfaces, a field he has researched for 40 years, with a focus on treating brain disturbances. He has been awarded numerous international honours and prizes, including the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize and the Albert Einstein World Award of Science. Professor Birbaumer is co-director of the Institute of Behavioural Neurobiology at the University of Tübingen in Germany, and senior researcher at the Wyss Centre for Bio- and Neuro-engineering in Switzerland. Jörg Zittlau is a freelance journalist and writes about science, psychology, and philosophy, among other topics. He is also the author of several bestsellers. David Shaw works as a journalist for Germany’s international broadcaster, Deutsche Welle, as well as translating from several languages, including German, Dutch, Russian, and French. He lives in Berlin.

Erscheinungsdatum
Übersetzer David Shaw
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 135 x 210 mm
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik
Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Persönlichkeitsstörungen
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Neurologie
Physiotherapie / Ergotherapie Rehabilitation Neuro-Rehabilitation
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Humanbiologie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Zoologie
ISBN-10 1-911344-38-2 / 1911344382
ISBN-13 978-1-911344-38-4 / 9781911344384
Zustand Neuware
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