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Title	:	My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey
Author	:	Jill Bolte Taylor
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 188 pages
Published	:	November 1st 2006 by Lulu.com (first published 2006)
Categories	:	Nonfiction. Science. Autobiography. Memoir. Psychology. Biography. Biology. Neuroscience. Health

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Jill Taylor was a 37-year-old Harvard-trained brain scientist when a blood vessel exploded in her brain. Through the eyes of a curious scientist, she watched her mind deteriorate whereby she could not walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life. Because of her understanding of the brain, her respect for the cells in her body, and an amazing mother, Jill completely recovered. In My Stroke of Insight, she shares her recommendations for recovery and the insight she gained into the unique functions of the two halves of her brain. When she lost the skills of her left brain, her consciousness shifted away from normal reality where she felt "at one with the universe." Taylor helps others not only rebuild their brains from trauma, but helps those of us with normal brains better understand how we can consciously influence the neural circuitry underlying what we think, how we feel and how we react to life's circumstances.

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Original Title:	My Stroke of Insight
ISBN:	1430300612 (ISBN13: 9781430300618)
Edition Language:	English

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I listened to CD set recording of Jills book only after my own mini-stroke a year ago & small stroke nearly a half-year ago. Like Jill, I was able to feel and observe some very similar feelings and thoughts for from about a few hours & up to about a day during my stroke. Regardless of whether youre recovering from a stroke or supporting a stroke survivor, I think Jills book is a must-read for everyone. It can help us all gain a better understanding of the events & issues surrounding

Oh, gag. Yes, really. I'm glad the author used her stroke to find nirvana, but honestly, stroke just ain't this pretty.The first half of this book, more or less, was a page turner and I was fascinated. Dr. Taylor was a successful 37-year-old neuroanatomist who suffered a hemorrhagic stroke as a result of a congenital condition called arteriovenous malformation (AVM). Partly because of her training and knowledge and partly, I suspect, because of the way the stroke's effects developed and

My takeaway learning moment from this is Jill's idea that a powerful emotion, once triggered, only remains a pure physical process for about 90 seconds. After that time, we make a conscious decision to "hook" into that emotion to prolong it or not. We can chose to react a different way if we desire. I found that to be empowering.

I'm a neurologist, so I approached this book from a different angle than most readers, I imagine.In short, it was not what I expected. Although she was a neuroanatomist prior to the stroke, the book is not science-y at all. That is both good and bad.The good:A first-hand account of being afflicted by a brain bleed (with aphasia, or inability to produce language, and other losses of function) is priceless. In medicine, we have a great deal to learn from knowing what our patients are going

whoa. i probably should have paid more attention to the little tagline under her name that proudly proclaims "the singin' scientist" and put it down immediately. but that wasn't how it worked.see, the author is a brain scientist who had a stroke. i heard her speak on NPR and she was insightful and funny and had very interesting things to say about the brain, so i put the book on hold at the library and a eagerly picked it up a few days ago. i loved the section of the book that gave us an intro

This book wasn't what I was expecting. I expected to read a memoir of sorts. Maybe a before and after or even a during the process what was happening. And JBT does write "lightly" about those things. But mainly she is writing a self-help book that seeks to influence the rest of us to embrace the right side of our brains. As a brain scientist, she has a stroke then discovers she is one with the universe. Her brain and her cells are beautiful! Oh how lovely the world and everyone in it! The

What a fascinating and inspiring book. Jill's description of her experience of losing her left brain thinking skills due to a stroke in the left hemisphere, which meant that she could no longer read or interpret language, speak or recall words or their meanings but instead experienced the world of the senses much more vividly, often painfully while experiencing a deep sense of belonging and wonder living only in the moment, the now, is profound and rang a lot bells for me. Working with young