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The Resource The boy who could run but not walk : understanding neuroplasticity in the child's brain, Karen Pape ; with Jonathan Webb

The boy who could run but not walk : understanding neuroplasticity in the child's brain, Karen Pape ; with Jonathan Webb

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In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Karen Pape tells the story of how some children with early brain damage astounded everyone around them. The brain injury they suffered at or near birth had led to motor problems such as the awkward gait we associate with cerebral palsy. Yet they were able to run, kick a soccer ball, tap dance, and play tennis. This was not supposed to happen. It ran counter to the prevailing belief that the brain is hardwired and fixed. When Dr. Pape first shared her remarkable findings, she ran into fierce opposition from mainstream medicine. Yet this courageous neonatologist didn't back down. In her clinical practice, Pape helped many young brain-damaged children to significantly improve their movement. It led her to ask why some of them could run but not walk with the same ease. Her answer was astounding: By the time they learned to run, their brains had healed. The awkward walking gait was actually a bad habit acquired while the brain was still damaged
Language
eng
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Publication
Extent
342 pages
Contents
  • Starting a revolution
  • The boy who could run but not walk
  • Heretical teachers
  • Evidence of baby brain neuroplasticity
  • Baby brain neuroplasticity ignored
  • How doctors think
  • Use it or lose it
  • Personalized neurorehabilitation
  • Dance to the music, walk with your eyes
  • Girl who forgot her hand
  • New theory of spasticity in children
  • What to do in the first four years
  • What to do in the middle years
  • How teens can make new habits
  • It is never too late to change
  • Aim for a cure
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9781988025056
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The boy who could run but not walk : understanding neuroplasticity in the child's brain
Title
The boy who could run but not walk
Title remainder
understanding neuroplasticity in the child's brain
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Karen Pape ; with Jonathan Webb
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Language
eng
Summary
In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Karen Pape tells the story of how some children with early brain damage astounded everyone around them. The brain injury they suffered at or near birth had led to motor problems such as the awkward gait we associate with cerebral palsy. Yet they were able to run, kick a soccer ball, tap dance, and play tennis. This was not supposed to happen. It ran counter to the prevailing belief that the brain is hardwired and fixed. When Dr. Pape first shared her remarkable findings, she ran into fierce opposition from mainstream medicine. Yet this courageous neonatologist didn't back down. In her clinical practice, Pape helped many young brain-damaged children to significantly improve their movement. It led her to ask why some of them could run but not walk with the same ease. Her answer was astounding: By the time they learned to run, their brains had healed. The awkward walking gait was actually a bad habit acquired while the brain was still damaged
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JRG
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1944-
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Pape, Karen E.
Dewey number
612.8
Index
index present
LC call number
612.8 PAP
Literary form
non fiction
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bibliography
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1950-
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Webb, Jonathan
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  • Neuroplasticity
  • Brain
  • Brain
  • Healing
  • Newborn infants
  • Fetal brain
  • Neuroplasticity
  • Healing
  • Brain
  • Brain
  • Fetal brain
  • Newborn infants
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adult
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The boy who could run but not walk : understanding neuroplasticity in the child's brain, Karen Pape ; with Jonathan Webb
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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volume
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
Contents
Starting a revolution -- The boy who could run but not walk -- Heretical teachers -- Evidence of baby brain neuroplasticity -- Baby brain neuroplasticity ignored -- How doctors think -- Use it or lose it -- Personalized neurorehabilitation -- Dance to the music, walk with your eyes -- Girl who forgot her hand -- New theory of spasticity in children -- What to do in the first four years -- What to do in the middle years -- How teens can make new habits -- It is never too late to change -- Aim for a cure
Control code
ocn958279028
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
342 pages
Isbn
9781988025056
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unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)958279028
Label
The boy who could run but not walk : understanding neuroplasticity in the child's brain, Karen Pape ; with Jonathan Webb
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Starting a revolution -- The boy who could run but not walk -- Heretical teachers -- Evidence of baby brain neuroplasticity -- Baby brain neuroplasticity ignored -- How doctors think -- Use it or lose it -- Personalized neurorehabilitation -- Dance to the music, walk with your eyes -- Girl who forgot her hand -- New theory of spasticity in children -- What to do in the first four years -- What to do in the middle years -- How teens can make new habits -- It is never too late to change -- Aim for a cure
Control code
ocn958279028
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
342 pages
Isbn
9781988025056
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)958279028

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