Very engaging. By the end of the book, I felt like the author was perseverating on the right hemisphere concept, saying the same thing over and over again. She couldn’t remember what day it was or what she had had for breakfast, but she knew who we all were and the history of our family. Through the eyes of a curious neuroanatomist, she watched her mind completely deteriorate whereby she could not walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life. She observed her own mind completely deteriorate. 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. Of course, I was thinking of my grandparents but I also felt a huge amount of empathy for Jill. In My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey, Jill shares with us her recommendations for recovery and the insight she gained into the unique functions of the right and left halves of her brain. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. It provides the reader with many insights including optimism for how the brain can recover. Please enter the message. OCLC’s WebJunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus issues in their communities. 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 felt a sense of complete well-being and peace, and the logical, sequential left brain, which recognized she was having a stroke and enabled her to seek help before she was completely lost.
As you can imagine, it was devastating to watch this lovely, kind, independent women suffer for such a long time from this debilitating event. 1-Click ordering is not available for this item. On the morning of December 10, 1996, Taylor, a brain scientist, experienced a massive stroke. For Taylor, her stroke was a blessing and a revelation. Separate up to five addresses with commas (,). Customer Reviews See All.
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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. 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 felt a sense of complete well-being and peace, and the logical, sequential left brain, which recognized she was having a stroke and enabled her to seek help before she was completely lost. Classifications Dewey Decimal Class 362.196810092 Library of Congress RC388.5 .T387 2008b External Links. My stroke of insight. Dying to Be Me: My Journey from Cancer, to Near Death, to True Healing (Unabridged), Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow (Unabridged), A Thousand Names for Joy: Living in Harmony with the Way Things Are (Abridged).
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