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Barbara Arrowsmith-Young

    Barbara Arrowsmith Youngs reis wordt bepaald door haar moedige confrontatie met aanzienlijke leerstoornissen, die haar vanaf jonge leeftijd uitdagingen bezorgden op het gebied van lezen, schrijven en conceptueel begrip. In plaats van zich te laten beperken door deze obstakels, werd ze door haar persoonlijke ervaring gedreven om de ingewikkelde werking van het brein en het potentieel voor cognitieve verbetering te onderzoeken. Dit diepgaande onderzoek leidde tot de ontwikkeling van een uniek programma van cognitieve oefeningen, ontworpen om specifieke leeruitdagingen aan te pakken. Haar werk is een bewijs van de kracht van neuroplasticiteit en biedt een pad voor individuen om leerbarrières te overwinnen en hun volledige intellectuele potentieel te ontsluiten.

    The Woman Who Changed Her Brain - Updated Edition
    • This book includes a new chapter that highlights recent research on the positive effects of cognitive exercises on students' brains, explores the intersection of neuroplasticity and education, and lists schools in Australia and New Zealand utilizing the Arrowsmith Program. It tells the remarkable story of a woman who overcame severe learning disabilities, transformed her brain, and created a program that has benefited thousands. Barbara Arrowsmith-Young faced significant challenges, being labeled slow and stubborn by teachers. As a child, she struggled with reading and writing backward, processing language, and even telling time. However, her strong memory and determination led her to graduate school, where she discovered research that inspired her to develop cognitive exercises to improve her brain function. The narrative intertwines her personal journey with compelling case studies from over thirty years of work with children and adults. Recent neuroscience findings have shown that engaging in specific mental tasks can alter brain structure through neuroplasticity, a principle Arrowsmith-Young has applied for decades. By creatively combining research insights, she designed unique cognitive drills that significantly enhanced her brain's performance, allowing her to overcome her cognitive deficits.

      The Woman Who Changed Her Brain - Updated Edition2017
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