An astonishing new science called neuroplasticity is overthrowing the centuries-old notion that the human brain is immutable. Psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, Norman Doidge, M.D., traveled the country to meet both the brilliant scientists championing neuroplasticity and the people whose lives they’ve transformed - people whose mental limitations or brain damage were seen as unalterable.

We see a woman born with half a brain that rewired itself to work as a whole, blind people who learn to see, learning disorders cured, IQs raised, aging brains rejuvenated, stroke patients learning to speak, children with cerebral palsy learning to move with more grace, depression and anxiety disorders successfully treated, and lifelong character traits changed.

Using these marvelous stories to probe mysteries of the body, emotion, love, sex, culture, and education, Dr. Doidge has written an immensely moving, inspiring book that will permanently alter the way we look at our brains, human nature, and human potential.

The Shifter Dimension is the second book in the Starbirth series. Follow Lock Harford, a teleporter known as a "Shifter," who uses the power of thought to move through another dimension. He works alongside the British Special Forces in global trouble spots.

Lock's employers at the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) task him with eliminating lethal weapons that threaten to bring about world war and potential global destruction. These new weapons are being used by terrorists to inflict heavy losses on British Special Forces in the conflict zones of Afghanistan and the borderlands by Iran.

Accompanied by Special Air Service troopers, including his colleague Jimmy Mackenzie and his team, Lock finds himself embroiled in fierce battles. The situation becomes critical as personal enemies, determined to eliminate Lock and Jimmy before they can locate the weapons, pursue them across the globe.

This is a powerful tale of terrorism in a dangerous world where new human powers are commonplace and growing. Intertwined with the action are elements of humanity and humor, making these books accessible to everyone and drawing readers into the lives and conflicts of the characters.