My Stroke of Insight
Taylor, Jill Bolte
ISBN 10: 0670020745 ISBN 13: 9780670020744
Published by Viking Adult, 2008
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A brain scientists recounts her experiences after suffering a stroke at the age of thirty-seven, describing her discovery of differences in the left and right side of the brain and the steps she took over a period of eight years to recover her health.
About the Author: Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D. is a neuroanatomist who is affiliated with the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis. She is the national spokesperson for the mentally ill at the Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center (Brain Bank) and the consulting neuroantomist for the Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute (MPRI). Since 1993 she has been an active member of NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness). She was named one of Time magazineÂ’s 100 Most Influential People in the World for 2008.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: My Stroke of Insight
Publisher: Viking Adult
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good