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01.06.2009 | Book Review

Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves. By Sharon Begley. 283 pp. Balantine Books, New York, 2008. $14.95

verfasst von: Jeffrey H. Boyd, MD, MPH, MDiv

Erschienen in: Journal of Religion and Health | Ausgabe 2/2009

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We have been taught that much of the brain is hardwired to perform specific tasks. The visual cortex, for example, occupies one-third of the brain and is located at the back of our head. According to this traditional view, we would never expect that the “visual cortex” could process sound or language. However, the science of neuroplasticity demonstrates that this hardwired picture is wrong. The so-called visual cortex is able to process sound and language, but only if it is challenged (Begley 2008, pp. 5–11, 73–109). …

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Titel: Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves. By Sharon Begley. 283 pp. Balantine Books, New York, 2008. $14.95
verfasst von: Jeffrey H. Boyd, MD, MPH, MDiv
Publikationsdatum: 01.06.2009
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Journal of Religion and Health / Ausgabe 2/2009
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-008-9216-8

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