My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey | Jill Bolte Taylor

My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey | Jill Bolte Taylor | Fascinating Journey Into Compassion!

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	My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey Jill Bolte Taylor Lulu.com, 2006 - 188 pages average customer review:based on 44 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

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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brilliant introduction to the functions of the right brain

I wanted to read this book because I have a professional and personal interest in both recovery from strokes--the proverbial 'insult to the brain'-- and because I was inspired by Dr Bolte Taylor's TED lecture recounting the short and longterm consequences of the cerebral hemorrhage in the left hemisphere of her brain.
The book is for the general reader, and I cannot recommend it too highly.My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey

Fascinating Journey Into Compassion!

"My Stroke of Insight" is one of those books that floods you with insights into not only the human mind but the human spirit.

Jill Bolte Taylor, trained as a rational scientist, recounts her journey from studying the human brain spurred on by her brother's schizophrenia to someone whose own mind is changed after a stroke.

Her left hemisphere became nonfunctional after the stroke. The left side controls reason, linear thinking, math and functional use of language. Meanwhile, something strange happened with her right hemisphere....

She was no longer inhibited by the left brain and flowed into a dreamy state of mind, disconnected from reality. Her awareness shifted to a present moment consciousness in which she experienced great joy. As a scientist who studied abnormal functioning of the brain, Taylor experienced first-hand what experiencing life as an "abnormal" person feels like.

Her journey teaches that values of "normal" and "abnormal" are value judgements. While they have practical meaning in terms of mapping an individual's mind for study, those labels do not take away from a person's dignity as a human being, their quality of life and their courage.

She learned the importance of the human spirit's capacity to overcome against all odds. Hers is a remarkable journey and one that reads well with "Nexus: A Neo Novel" by Deborah Morrison and Arvind Singh - an inspiring story of people overcoming pain and learning the importance of love and compassion.

"My Stoke of Insight" is best read with "Nexus: A Neo Novel"

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A HELP FOR ANYONE WITH NEUROLOGICAL PROBLEMS

Although I did not have a stroke, I found this book extremely helpful. I have had Parkinson's Disease for 10 years (diagnosed in 2000 at age 39) and Dr Taylor's account and description of reality and cognitive aspects of the human brain that is compromised for any reason, disease or injury, are right on the mark. She is able to articulate and express what goes on inside the person who is affected by a compromised neurological system. I would highly recommend this as a must read for anyone who is experiencing any problems with either the brain or central nervous system, as well as any caregivers and any family members.

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Amazing book

This is one of the most important eye-opening books I've read in a very long time. It truly takes you through what it feels like to have a stroke (since the author had a major one), offers numerous methods to help your own or a loved one's rehabilitation afterwards, and insights into how the two sections of the brain work together (or apart if affected by a stroke) to shape our personalities and view of the world. I highly recommended it for anyone who knows someone who has had a stroke, is concerned that they may have one themselves and wants to know what will happen, or wants to learn more about the fascinating workings of the brain.

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nice title

The Illustrations are very, very,disappointing. The thesis of the book is excellent - that it is possible (though not common) after a stroke to experience a persistent state of wonder, bliss, transcendence and epiphany akin to the religious 'grace' or 'nirvana.' It follows that such religious states are entirely brain-based in origin. The neurobiology explanations will be tedious to anyone with even a modicum of neuro education. Hopefully this book will further contribute to taking the mystery out of mysticism.

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