Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves
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Is it really possible to exchange the structure and function of the brain, and in so doing alter how we reckon and feel? The resolution 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–and in the administer brought about a revolution in our understanding of the human mind. In this fascinating and far-reaching book, Wall Street Journal science novelist Sharon Begley reports on how cold-edge science and the ancient wisdom of Buddhism have come together to show how we all have the power to literally exchange our brains by changing our minds. These findings hold exciting implications for private transformation.
For decades, the conventional wisdom of neuroscience held that the hardware of the brain is flat and immutable–that we are stuck with what we were born with. As Begley shows, but, recent revolutionary experiments in neuroplasticity, a new science that investigates whether and how the brain can undergo indiscriminate exchange, reveal that the brain is capable not only of altering its structure but also of generating new neurons, even into ancient age. The brain can adapt, heal, renew itself after trauma, and compensate for disability.
Begley documents how this fundamental paradigm budge is transforming both our understanding of the human mind and our approach to deep-seated emotional, cognitive, and behavioral problems. These breakthroughs show that it is possible to reset our happiness meter, regain the use of limbs disabled by stroke, train the mind to break cycles of depression and OCD, and reverse age-correlated changes in the brain. They also suggest that it is possible to teach and learn compassion, a key step in the Dalai Lama’s quest for a more peaceful world. But as we learn from studies performed on Buddhist monks, an vital component in changing the brain is to tap the power of mind and, in particular, focused attention. This is the classic Buddhist do of mindfulness, a technique that has become well loved in the West and that is immediately available to everyone.
With her extraordinary gift for making science accessible, meaningful, and compelling, Sharon Begley illuminates a profound budge in our understanding of how the brain and the mind interact. This tremendously hopeful book takes us to the leading edge of a revolution in what it means to be human.
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Sharon Begley is a devout creationist absolutely different to Buddhism. As a creationist, it is not possible to have a firm grasp of neuroscience. As a creationist, it is not possible to know Buddhism. Her lack of understanding is repeatedly demonstrated throughout the book.
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Read what I was interested in and then passed the book on to a supporter. It really was not what I was looking for.
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Had to read it for a class. Got it in time. Did not like the book but it is what it is. Thanks.
Rating: 4 / 5
I judge a book by how simple it is for me to follow. This was not an simple read. Now, contracted that we are all wired differently, but this was not wired for me.
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Terrific and fascinating book. Gives you insight into the way your brain works.
Rating: 4 / 5