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Neuroplasticity.
Learning disabled -- United States -- Biography.
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Arrowsmith-Young, Barbara.
Arrowsmith-Young, Barbara.
Neuroplasticity.
Learning disabled -- United States -- Biography.
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The woman who changed her brain : and other inspiring stories of pioneering brain transformation / Barbara Arrowsmith-Young ; foreword by Norman Doidge.
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Arrowsmith-Young, Barbara.
Free Press, 2012.
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.3092
A779w
Subjects
Arrowsmith-Young, Barbara.
Neuroplasticity.
Learning disabled -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781451607932 (hardcover)
1451607938 (hardcover)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
xvii, 261 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The anatomy of resistance -- Monaghan Road -- Learning (and reversing) my ABCs -- The fog -- Brain work: Arrowsmith core principles -- University haze -- The fog is dispelled -- Lost in translation -- Hitting the wall -- Words fail -- Leap before you look -- When a picture does not paint a thousand words -- A closed book -- Nothing to write home about -- Blind to one's own body -- A school takes shape -- Lost in space -- Drawing a blank -- Seeing and not seeing -- When 2+2 does not equal 4 -- In one ear and out the other -- The impact of learning disabilities -- Description of the cognitive deficits addressed by the Arrowsmith program.
Summary:
The founder of the Arrowsmith Program shares how she overcame severe learning disabilities by developing brain exercises to combat neurological challenges, discussing what her achievements reveal about the potential for shaping the human brain.
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