My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor Phd

My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor Phd

Transformative. Taylor's] experience.will shatter your] own perception of the world.--ABC News

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. It would take her eight years to fully recover.

For Taylor, her stroke was a blessing and a revelation. It taught her that by stepping to the right of our left brains, we can uncover feelings of well-being that are often sidelined by brain chatter. Reaching wide audiences through her talk at the Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) conference and her appearance on Oprah's online Soul Series, Taylor provides a valuable recovery guide for those touched by brain injury and an inspiring testimony that inner peace is accessible to anyone.

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ISBN 13	9780670020744
ISBN 10	0670020745
Title	My Stroke of Insight
Author	Jill Bolte Taylor Phd
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2008-05-12
Number of pages	192
Prizes	Winner of Books for a Better Life (Psychology) 2008, Commended for L.A. Times Book Prize (Current Interest) 2008
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