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    <body><![CDATA[So far this book has taught me two things. <br/><br/>1. That I am far more affected than I expected to be by the phrase &quot;sew a kitten's eyelid closed for three weeks..after which the kitten remained permanently blind in one eye.&quot; <br/><br/>and<br/><br/>2. Using the word &quot;till&quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5191623">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was absolutely fascinating. I have always been intrigued by how the brain works and, even though I am not a &quot;science&quot; person, I found this book easy to read and thoroughly enjoyable.<br/><br/>The book is about the recent notion that the brain is &quot;plastic,&quot; or malleabl...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1542698">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is an absolutely fascinating book about how neurologists have discovered in the past thirty years or so that the human brain is much, much more resilient and plastic than it was believed to be for a long time.  Neurologists used to think that everyone's brain map was basically the same, with fu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13408495">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was amazing.  Not a real page-turner, but a fascinating look at the brain's ability to rewire itself and grow/change beyond our expectation.<br/><br/>Praise the Lord who made our brains so complex and adept at fulfilling their purpose!<br/><br/>I especially liked the chapters that deal...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44470603">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is so dense and fascinating!  It really makes you realize 1.) how little we know about how the brain works and 2.) how much possibility there is for making huge strides in things like brain injury and mental illness even based on that small amount that we now know.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[this is an amazing glimpse into the world of plastic neurology. the idea that the brain is changeable we do not doubt but proof of it is quite extraordinary. the parts with animal experiments are hard to get through ie. sewing monkey's fingers together, especially when attempting sleep. but it is st...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18387632">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A great book about neuroplasticity, the relatively new concept in neurology describing the ability of the brain to reorganize itself based on the environment around it. More than most lay-science books, &quot;The Brain That Changes Itself&quot; includes a real aspect of personal triumph. There are m...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50358269">more...</a>]]></body>
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