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Wise Young
07-14-2007, 02:48 AM
http://www.lulu.com/content/458594

My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey

by Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D.

Description:

Jill Taylor was a 37-year-old Harvard-trained brain scientist when a blood vessel exploded in her brain. Through the eyes of a curious scientist, she watched her mind deteriorate whereby she could not walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life. Because of her understanding of the brain, her respect for the cells in her body, and an amazing mother, Jill completely recovered. In My Stroke of Insight, she shares her recommendations for recovery and the insight she gained into the unique functions of the two halves of her brain. When she lost the skills of her left brain, her consciousness shifted away from normal reality where she felt "at one with the universe." Taylor helps others not only rebuild their brains from trauma, but helps those of us with normal brains better understand how we can consciously influence the neural circuitry underlying what we think, how we feel and how we react to life’s circumstances.

stephen212
03-28-2008, 09:55 AM
[/URL]New York Times: March 13, 2008

Article and video: When a Brain Scientist Suffers a Stroke (http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/13/when-a-brain-scientist-suffers-a-stroke/?emc=eta1)

As a Harvard-trained neuroanatomist, Jill Bolte Taylor has always known more about brains than most people. But when a brain hemorrhage triggered her own stroke, she suddenly had a front-row seat on the deterioration of the brain.

Dr. Taylor recounts the details of her stroke and the amazing insights she gained from it in a riveting 18-minute video of her speech at the Technology, Entertainment, Design Conference in Monterey, Calif., last month. Her fascinating lecture includes a detailed explanation of the differences between the left and right sides of the brain, complete with an incredibly cool prop — a real human brain.

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CapnGimp
03-28-2008, 02:26 PM
This is a MUST SEE video for everyone, I think. Look at some of the other videos also. The language of autism for one, linked at the bottom of the page. Thanks Stephen, I missed it first time around!
MUST SEE!

ChesBay
04-06-2008, 02:40 PM
Very powerful and insightful. Thanks for posting & thanks for the heads up on "must see."