My Plastic Brain: One Woman's Yearlong Journey to Discover If Science Can Improve Her Mind (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781633883918)

Using herself as a guinea pig, a science journalist explores neuroplasticity to find out whether she can make meaningful, lasting changes to the way her brain works. In books like THE HAPPINESS PROJECT, THE NO-SPEND YEAR, and THE YEAR OF YES, individuals have tried a specific experience and then reported on it, sharing the takeaway for the rest of us. In MY PLASTIC BRAIN, Caroline Williams spends a year exploring neuroplasticity--the brain's ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections--to find out whether she can make meaningful, lasting changes to the way her brain works. A science journalist with access to cutting edge experts and facilities, she volunteers herself as a test subject, challenging researchers to make real changes to the function and performance of her brain. She seeks to improve on everyday weaknesses such as her limited attention span and tendency to worry too much. She then branches out into more mysterious areas such as creativity and the perception of time. From Boston to Oxford, England, and Philadelphia to Freiburg, Germany, Williams travels to labs or virtually meets with scientists and tries their techniques of mindfulness meditation, magnetic brain stimulation, sustained focus exercises, stress response retraining, and more. She shares her intimate journey with readers to discover what neuroscience can really do for us.

Author: Caroline Williams
ISBN-10: 1633883914
ISBN-13: 9781633883918
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Language: English
Published: 03/13/2018
Pages: 278
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.30d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/01/2018
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2018
Library Journal 03/01/2018 pg. 98
Choice 11/01/2018