You Are Not Your Brain
The 4-Step Solution for Changing Bad Habits, Ending Unhealthy Thinking, and Taking Control of Your Life
by Jeffrey M. Schwartz, M.D. and Rebecca Gladding, M.D.
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Pub Date Jun 09 2011 | Archive Date Sep 01 2012
Penguin Group (USA) | Avery
Description
A four-step solution from a leading neuroscience expert to control “negative brain impulses” and break free of destructive behavior and change bad habits for good
A leading neuroplasticity researcher and the author of the groundbreaking books, The Mind and the Brain and Brain Lock, Jeffrey Schwartz has spent his career studying the structure and neuronal firing patterns of the human brain. He pioneered the first mindfulness-based treatment program for people suffering from OCD, teaching patients how to achieve long-term relief from their compulsions.
Intrigued by how his findings could help ordinary individuals, Schwartz began working with Rebecca Gladding, a psychiatrist and an expert on anxiety disorders. They discovered that—like an OCD patient’s compulsions—bad habits, social anxieties, and compulsive overindulgence are all rooted in overactive brain circuits. However, by “starving” these circuits of focused attention, individuals could consciously decrease their influence.
As evidenced by the success of Norman Doidges’ The Brain that Changes Itself and Daniel Amen’s Change Your Brain, Change Yourself, there is a large audience interested in harnessing the brain’s untapped potential. In You Are Not Your Brain, Schwartz and Gladding explain their step-by-step program, showing readers how to identify negative brain impulses, short-circuit them through the power of focused attention, and ultimately lead more fulfilling lives.
Jeffrey M. Schwartz, M.D. is a Research Psychiatrist at UCLA School of Medicine and a seminal thinker in the field of self-directed neuroplasticity. Rebecca L. Gladding, M.D., is a Clinical Instructor and Staff Psychiatrist at the UCLA Stewart and Lynda Resnic Neuropsychiatric Hospital and the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. They live in Los Angeles.
Contact: Lindsay.Gordon@us.penguingroup.com
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781583334263 |
| PRICE | 26.00 |
| PAGES | 288 |
