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My Stroke of Insight Audio Book
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My Stroke of Insight:
A Brain Scientist's Personal Story
Author/Reader:
Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D.
Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D.
This brain scientist knew she was having a stroke, knew it was serious, and observed her mind deteriorate. But she also discovered her power to access peace. In this discussion of her eight-year journey from health to disability and back to health – and wisdom – she shares her unique perspective on the brain and its capacity for recovery. "Listeners will find [her] story scary and insightful, and not for the faint of heart... Her passion comes through in her narration."—AudioFile
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Publish Date: 07/03/2008
ISBN: 9780143144007
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Synopsis:
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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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Book Awards:
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Finalist for the
2008 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Current Interest |
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