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A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey
Viking Adult
May 2008
On Sale: May 14, 2008
192 pages
ISBN: 0670020745
EAN: 9780670020744
Hardcover
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A brain scientist's journey from a debilitating stroke to
full recovery becomes an inspiring exploration of human
consciousness and its possibilities On the morning of December 10, 1996, Jill Bolte Taylor, a
thirty-seven-year-old Harvard-trained brain scientist,
experienced a massive stroke when a blood vessel exploded
in the left side of her brain. A neuroanatomist by
profession, she observed her own mind completely
deteriorate to the point that she could not 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. In My Stroke of Insight, Taylor shares her unique
perspective on the brain and its capacity for recovery, and
the sense of omniscient understanding she gained from this
unusual and inspiring voyage out of the abyss of a wounded
brain. It would take eight years for Taylor to heal
completely. Because of her knowledge of how the brain
works, her respect for the cells composing her human form,
and most of all an amazing mother, Taylor completely
repaired her mind and recalibrated her understanding of the
world according to the insights gained from her right brain
that morning of December 10th. Today Taylor is convinced that the stroke was the best
thing that could have happened to her. It has taught her
that the feeling of nirvana is never more than a mere
thought away. By stepping to the right of our left brains,
we can all uncover the feelings of well-being and peace
that are so often sidelined by our own brain chatter. A
fascinating journey into the mechanics of the human mind,
My Stroke of Insight is both a valuable recovery guide for
anyone touched by a brain injury, and an emotionally
stirring testimony that deep internal peace truly is
accessible to anyone, at any time.
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