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

by Jill Bolte Taylor

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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.
  • ISBN10 1430300612
  • ISBN13 9781430300618
  • Publish Date 1 November 2006
  • Publish Status Unknown
  • Out of Print 3 October 2012
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Lulu.com
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 188
  • Language English