Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves by Sharon Begley Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves
Book Review: excellent read, still more integration necessary
Summary: 4 Stars
a great read in introducing many of the discoveries of neuroscience over the past several decades and past decade in particular. puts down any idea that the brain has no plasticity - even into old age. However, there could be more information on the actual "training" aspect. Most of the book is devoted to proving that the Brain can change in various ways, after describing what 5 neuroscientists described to the Dalai Lama about their recent discoveries. However, there is very little of the other side of the dialogue. I think there could be more information about What Tibetan Buddhism can teach from actual techniques for training the mind, once we know those techniques can change the brain. That said, it is still an excellent book, well written, with clear descriptions of neuroscientific discoveries. Book Review: interesting blend of science and spirituality
Summary: 5 Stars
Filled with interesting stories, quotes, and ideas about Buddhism and the evolution of the field of neuroscience, this book is truly a pleasure to read. My field of study as a graduate student at Johns Hopkins, the somatosensory areas of the brain that are responsible for our sense of touch, is described in some detail. Indeed, much of what we know about neural plasticity comes from studies of the somatosensory system, including the work of Merzenich, Sur, and others that is described in this book. I also think the reader comes away with the feeling that neuroscience and Buddhism are not mutually exclusive ways of understanding the brain and the mind, but are actually complementary. And, as Francis Collins has pointed out, science and spirtuality in general are not mutually exclusive. Author of Adjust Your Brain: A Practical Theory for Maximizing Mental Health.Book Review: Worh a look
Summary: 3 Stars
It's a mildly interesting book, especially when talking about the incremental science to support the ever-adaptive brain. Not the greatest read in this line but informative and easy-to-readBook Review: Reference book
Summary: 2 Stars
Read what I was interested in and then passed the book on to a friend. It really was not what I was looking for.Book Review: believe you can change
Summary: 5 Stars
I think most of us believe we can acquire new knowledge and skills throughout life. The hard part is believing we can change habits and emotional responses. That the mind can actually cause physical changes in the brain. This book does a good job of showing that the evidence is accumulating that change can and does happen. However, it is not enough to simply have an insight. The book also relates the actual process of change to the meditative (mindfulness) techniques of Buddhism. I use this information and techniques in my work as a school counselor. It really works! It can make changes in your life as well!