The discovery of neuroplasticity, that our thoughts can change the structure and function of our brains even into old age, is the most important breakthrough in our understanding of the brain in 400 years. Norman Doidge talks to Caroline Baum about the principles we can all use to overcome brain limitations, and explores the profound implications of the changing brain.
NORMAN DOIDGE (INTERNATIONAL) NORMAN DOIDGE, M.D., is a research psychiatrist and psychoanalyst on the faculty at the Columbia University Psychoanalytic Centre in New York and the University of Toronto, as well as an award-winning writer. He has presented his scientific research at the White House. He is the author of the bestselling book The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph From the Frontiers of Brain Science. normandoidge.com
CAROLINE BAUM (LOCAL) Caroline Baum was the arts editor of Melbourne’s Sunday Herald and the features editor at Vogue Australia. She has presented ABC TV’s book show Between the Lines, and was executive producer of ABC Radio National’s Arts Today. She has also hosted Foxtel’s book show Talking Books. Caroline became the founding editor of Good Reading magazine in 2001. In 2006 she produced and co-wrote her first television documentary, In Search of Bony, for SBS. Her company, Two Heads Media, currently has several TV projects in development. She is a regular contributor to national newspapers and magazines.
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