Analysis helps patients put their unconscious procedural memories and actions into words and into context, so they can better understand them. In… — Norman Doidge Action Copy Share Image
“Psychoanalysis is often about turning our ghosts into ancestors, even for patients who have not lost loved ones to death. We are… — Norman Doidge Ancestor Copy Share Image
“It makes good biological sense for this “machinery” always to be on because babies can’t possibly know what will be important in… — Norman Doidge Life Copy Share Image
“Nature has given us a brain that survives in a changing world by changing itself.” — Norman Doidge Change Copy Share Image
Because it is a 'use it or lose it' brain, when we develop a map area [in the brain], we long to… — Norman Doidge Areas Copy Share Image
Not all activities are equal in this regard. Those that involve genuine concentration—studying a musical instrument, playing board games, reading, and dancing—are… — Norman Doidge Alzheimer Copy Share Image
Nothing speeds brain atrophy more than being immobilized in the same environment... — Norman Doidge Atrophy Copy Share Image
...an effective psychotherapist or psychoanalyst is a "microsurgeon of the mind" who helps patients make needed alterations in neuronal networks. — Norman Doidge Alterations Copy Share Image
We often praise 'the ability to multi-task.' While you can learn when you divide your attention, divided attention doesn't lead to aiding… — Norman Doidge Ability Copy Share Image
“He also discovered that when he touched certain parts of the brain, he triggered long-lost childhood memories or dreamlike scenes—which implied that… — Norman Doidge Childhood memories Copy Share Image
Analysis helps patients put their unconscious procedural memories and actions into words and into context, so they can better understand them. — Norman Doidge Action Copy Share Image
