Our brains are more powerful than we ever realised. Too often we assume that peoples natures are fixed immutable. For sufferers of depression anxiety ADHD addiction or the aftereffects of stroke this can be a difficult thought. For those with extreme conditions such as lockedin syndrome or psychopathy it can feel as if there is no hope at all. However in Your Brain Knows More Than You Think leading neurobiologist Niels Birbaumer turns these assumptions on their head arguing that neuroplasticit