The boy who could run but not walk : understanding neuroplasticity in the child's brain

The Resource The boy who could run but not walk : understanding neuroplasticity in the child's brain

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The boy who could run but not walk : understanding neuroplasticity in the child's brain

Title remainder

understanding neuroplasticity in the child's brain

Statement of responsibility

Karen Pape ; with Jonathan Webb

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

Cataloging source

JRG

Dewey number

612.8

Index

index present

LC call number

612.8 PAP

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

adult

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