Your Brain Knows More Than You Think

Name: Your Brain Knows More Than You Think
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SKU: 9781925322361
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By Niels Birbaumer

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Your Brain Knows More Than You Think by Niels Birbaumer delves into the incredible capabilities of the human brain beyond conscious awareness. The book explores how the brain develops, heals, and functions, unveiling its hidden potential to affect our behaviours and emotions in ways we might not expect. It offers insight into the neural processes that occur beneath our conscious understanding, challenging common perceptions about how our minds work.
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You might enjoy this book if you're curious about the incredible capabilities of the human brain and how it adapts to change. It's ideal for those fascinated by neuroscience and wish to explore how our brains might influence our mind and behaviour in unexpected ways.

Too often, we humans tend to assume that nature is fixed, immutable - and this tendency is particularly strong when we think about matters of the mind and behaviour. Neuroplasticity - the virtually limitless capacity of the brain to remould itself - turns these notions on their heads.

Unlock your brain?s hidden power.

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Too often, we humans tend to assume that nature is fixed, immutable—this tendency is particularly strong when we think about matters of the mind and behaviour. "People just can't change," we say, so they must somehow be prevented from becoming a burden on society or from hurting themselves and others.

Neuroplasticity—the virtually limitless capacity of the brain to remould itself—turns these notions on their heads. Leading brain researcher Niels Birbaumer brings new hope to those suffering from depression, anxiety, ADHD, addiction, dementia, the effects of a stroke, or even the extremes of locked-in syndrome or psychopathy.

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 training alone, and without risky drugs.

Your Brain Knows More Than You Think invites you to open your mind to change.

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Your Brain Knows More Than You Think by Niels Birbaumer has been praised for its remarkable insights and groundbreaking exploration of the human brain. The book is noted for sharing Birbaumer's curiosity and offering an engaging tour of the brain through his numerous case studies and pioneering therapies, some of which are considered truly radical.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781925322361

Publisher: Scribe Publications

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 August 2017

Country: Australia

Imprint: Scribe Publications

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 290g

Pages: 272

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About the Author

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 Tubingen in Germany, and senior researcher at the Wyss Centre for Bio- and Neuro-engineering in Switzerland.Jorg Zittlau is a freelance journalist and writes about science, psychology, and philosophy, among other topics. He is also the author of several bestsellers.