My Stroke of Insight
a brain scientist's personal journey
$24.00
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
19 March 2009
Summary
My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Journey to Recovery
On the morning of December 10th, 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 lost the ability to walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life, all within the space of four hours. As…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780340980507 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0340980508 |
| Author: | Jill Bolte Taylor |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Yellow Kite |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 19 March 2009 |
| Weight: | 142g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 16mm |
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This book is important for everyone … I love this book - Oprah Winfrey
A unique insight into human consciousness and its possibilities - The Timesthe incredible story of the neuroscientist who rebuilt her own mind after suffering a severe stroke. - New ScientistAbout The Author
Jill Bolte Taylor
Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D. is a neuroanatomist affiliated with the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis. She is the national spokesperson for the mentally ill at the Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center (Brain Bank) and the consulting neuroanatomist for the Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute.
She lives in Bloomington, Indiana.
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