Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain

By: Sharon Begley

Narrated by: Eliza Foss

Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins

Publisher's summary

Is change possible? Everyone who has tried and failed, wished they could be happier, or has been told they were too old to learn something, has wondered why we just seem to be stuck with ourselves. But this amazing and hopeful audiobook shows us that it is not only possible for us to control our brains but also for us to rewire them.

In late 2004, the Mind and Life Institute brought Western Scientists together with the Dalai Lama and other distinguished Buddhist masters to discuss the cutting edge research being conducted in neuroplasticity, which examines whether neurons can be changed and even grown.

The findings are as astonishing as they are helpful. Flying in the face of previous assumptions, the current research shows that not only is it possible for us to change the physical brain, but it is within reach of every single one of us.

Through research into neuroplasticity, it has been shown that we can:

Reset our happiness meter

Heal from depression, even major episodes

Learn new skills even in old age

Learn, and even teach, compassion, a critical finding for personal happiness and a more peaceful world

Surprising, encouraging, and full of good news that we all want to hear, Change Your Mind, Change Your Brain will help us not only to change our brains but also the way we approach our lives - for the better.

©2007 Mind and Life Institute (P)2007 Audio Renaissance, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishers LLC

Critic reviews

"The book holds no neuroplasticity tips, but it is a fascinating exploration of the ways the mind can change the brain." (Publishers Weekly)

Amazing Book, not an amazing voice

What disappointed you about Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain?

I thought the person reading the book sounded robotic and it was hard to listen to it, so I went back to just reading the book.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

The narrator was horrible. I wish the author would read the book.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

I really enjoyed reading this book, it has a lot of great insights into neuroplasticity. That and the combination of Buddhist philosophy made for a great read and incredible insight.

Big disappointment

The title is deceptive; rather than providing practical information, this book is little more than a drawn-out description of a series of meetings between Buddhists and scientists and of a few experiments on neural pathways. Here's the synopsis: rather than becoming fixed or rigid in adulthood, the neural pathways in human brains (and presumably in primate brains, since the book's research is based in part on some horrifically inhumane experiments involving monkeys) remain changeable - and, with conscious effort, can change. There: now there's no need to purchase this book and slog through slow narrative, descriptions of animal cruelty, and repetitive messages.

HORRIBLE RELIGIOUS GARBAGE

buddhism, buddhism, buddhism, buddhism, buddhism, buddhism, buddhism, buddhism, buddhism, buddhism, buddhism, buddhism, buddhism, buddhism, buddhism, buddhism, neuroscience (and how buddhism is better than science)... budddhism. SUCH GARBAGE... AVOID AT ALL COSTS. NOT SCIENCE

Awful

If you enjoy hearing about vile things being done to lab animals to "prove" something that is completely obvious to even the average person, all done in a chirpy voice, you'll love this book.

Stone Cold Boring

A very small amount of useful information surrounded by a montan of unless facts. I would not recommend this to anyone.