My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (922 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0670020745 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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A story of hope SassyPants Dr. Taylor is a neuroscientist who suffered a left hemisphere stroke at age 37. This was a severe hemorrhagic stroke from an AVM that she likely had since birth. She writes about her life and career pre-stroke and then in great detail the harrowing day she had the stroke. She writes about her treatment, surgery, and recovery. The last portion of the book is about the insights she gained int. "Wonderful account of life changing trauma transformed into life changing" according to tough but true. Wonderful account of life changing trauma transformed into life changing awareness and growth expressed with beautifully flowing language! (Post aphasia to boot!) I couldn't wait for the actual book to deliver after I fell for the 'why wait, read a sample (ebook) now' so I ended up buying both the book and the ebook and I'm not sorry! Dr. Taylor's insight a wonderful resource both as a new . A valuable medical memoir Barbara Searles This book covers three basic topics from the perspective of a stroke survivor whose career is teaching and studying the anatomy of the brain. It's not a textbook, so don't expect deep details of neuroanatomy.1. What it felt like during her stroke and immediately after. The stroke occurred on the left side (logical, linear, detail-oriented) of her brain, so the dominant feelings she experien
For example, when I was tired, I allowed my brain to sleep, and when I was fresh and capable of focusing my attention, we gave me age-appropriate toys and tools with which to work. It would take eight years for Taylor to heal completely. 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. : What can we learn about our brains and ourselves from your experience, even if we haven't lived through the kind of brain trauma you have? Taylor: I learned that I have much more say about what goes on between my ears than I was ever taught and I believe that this is true for all of
The astonishing New York Times bestseller that chronicles how a brain scientist's own stroke led to enlightenment On December 10, 1996, Jill Bolte Taylor, a thirty-seven- year-old Harvard-trained brain scientist experienced a massive stroke in the left hemisphere of her brain. It would take her eight years to fully recover. As she observed her mind deteriorate to the point that she could not walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life-all within four hours-Taylor alternated between the euphoria of the intuitive and kinesthetic right brain, in which she