Comments on: Norman Doidge – Building A Better Brain

By: devadas

devadas — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:15:20 +0000

Hi Robert L. Fielding, I am a 52 YO stroke patient, I had a sever stroke 12 years ago and I lost my balance and I can’t walk much, if I want to use this technic of re- wiring my brain to get my walking ability back what do you suggest? I have the will power to do it! I lost my speech but I worked hard and I speak good now! please help me to get my balance back.
regards,
devadas.

By: Robert Leslie Fielding

Robert Leslie Fielding — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 07:50:48 +0000

Having just purchased ‘How the brain changes itself’, imagine my surprise – I wrote a short story years ago about a young woman who had a condition in which she was losing her linguistic powers. She went to a specialist who discovered that the break in her corpus callusom was mended – actually rerouted by the brain itself.

I am not claiming anything here -it just struck me as odd that years after writing the story, i sould discover it had a ring of truth or reality about it.

Please go to my website, where you’ll find the story.
Sincerely
Robert L. Fielding

By: Shaun Luttin

Shaun Luttin — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:19:18 +0000

“I have difficulties with concentration, organizing, planning & follow through of tasks.” These characteristics could very well describe me too.

Advice for improvement? Well, here is some of what I’ve done.

(a) I’ve committed myself to the task. I remind myself to Just do it. When I’m wavering on my commitment, I remind myself that I’ve already decided.

(b) When I’m dreamily hoping for a better score, I remind myself Don’t hope, plan!

(c) When I’m having trouble concentrating, I ask myself What am I doing? What’s next? And I answer, oh yes, n-back training, n=5, remember 4.

Just do it. Decide once. Don’t hope, plan! Focus. What am I doing? N-back training? What’s next? n=5. Go.

Warmth,
Shaun.

By: Denis Casey

Denis Casey — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:03:14 +0000

Interested to read the above article. Recently purchased Brain Fitness Pro. I am 55yo & although I have vg verbal skills I have difficulties with concentration, organising, planning & follow through of tasks.
In the program I have noticed that I am much worse at the visual tasks.
Any advice for improvement would be much appreciated.