Tuesday, May 5, 2009
The Brain That Changes Itself
Author: Norman Doidge
Subject: Neuroscience
My rating: 5*
Keywords:
Insular cortex
Neuroplasticity
Stroke, autism, brain injury, Alzheimer, pain, OCD
Author's website: http://www.normandoidge.com/normandoidge/MAIN.html
Insular cortex- role in emotions and feelings, addictions, pain experience
Meditation increases thickness of insular cortex
Meditation- self induced synchrony
Marshall McLuhan- 'All advertising advertises advertising'
http://www.marshallmcluhan.com/
You can see with your tongue- Paul Bach-y-Rita
http://discovermagazine.com/2003/jun/feattongue
Dr. Merzenich- Fast ForWord, Scientific Learning
http://www.scilearn.com/index.php
V.S.Ramachandran on Phantom Pain and illusions
http://cbc.ucsd.edu/ramapubs.html
Sea Gypsies
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/03/18/60minutes/main681558.shtml
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