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

Jill Bolte Taylor, Phd

 
9781594133374: My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey

Synopsis

Taylor, a Harvard-trained brain scientist, experienced a massive stroke when a blood vessel exploded in the left side of her brain. She observed her mind completely deteriorate to the point that she couldn't walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life, all within the space of four brief hours. As the damaged left side of her brain--the rational, grounded, detail- and time-oriented side--swung in and out of function, Taylor alternated between two distinct and opposite realties: the euphoric nirvana of the intuitive and kinesthetic right brain, in which she felt a sense of complete well-being and peace; and the logical, sequential left brain, which recognized Jill was having a stroke, and enabled her to seek help before she was lost completely.

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Review

This book is important for everyone . . . I love this book (Oprah Winfrey)

A unique insight into human consciousness and its possibilities (The Times)

the incredible story of the neuroscientist who rebuilt her own mind after suffering a severe stroke. (New Scientist)

Book Description

The international bestseller and recommended by medics, patients and the NHS, this is a brain scientist's personal experience of a stroke. It tells of her journey and gives rare insight into human consciousness and its possibilities for all of us

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