There is the woman who feels like she is constantly falling, and the lady who has only half a brain. Doidge uses case studies involving actual patients who have suffered brain injuries and made recoveries. It’s a book about a interesting subject - Brain plasticity - and written in an accessible and engaging style. In many ways, ‘the brain that changes itself’ was the perfect book for me. It’s called a challenge for a reason, and it ties in with the message of this book. But it was also the reason I started the challenge - to push myself. I have a blind spot when it comes to science and tend to avoid books on the subject. When I started the 2022 Non-fiction challenge ‘the brain that changes itself’ by Norman Doidge was the sort of book I thought I might struggle with.
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