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A stroke of insight  

What happens when your brain functions fade away? How does reality change? Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor experienced a massive stroke and she shares her amazingly beautiful story with the public at TED. Thanks Marjolein for linking to this precious video.

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March 16th, 2008 at 11:23 pm

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  1. Moving story! Sometimes I find myself juggling between those two hemisphere as well.Maybe we all do ? The definition of who we are as human beings has yet to be found…What is REALITY ? Or perhaps what is REAL? How do we define these boundaries ? ..Do we all look for the same thing at the end of the road? So may other questions….Great video. TED Rocks !
    Peace

    Dan

    30 Mar 08 at 8:54 pm

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    9 May 08 at 9:16 am

  3. I’ve been recommending Jill Bolte Taylor’s book “My Stroke of Insight” to everyone I know. It’s the best book I’ve read all year!
    You can get the book for just $16.47 with free shipping from Amazon! Here is the Amazon link:
    http://www.amazon.com/My-Stroke-Insight-Scientists-Personal/dp/0670020745/ref=pd_bbs_sr_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210709205&sr=8-4

    Ellen

    17 May 08 at 1:51 pm

  4. The New York Times Sunday Newspaper on May 25 had a great two page article on Jill Bolte Taylor and her book, “MY STROKE OF INSIGHT”. Her book is a must read and this NY Times article - called “A Superhighway to bliss” is worth checking out too.

    Sosanna

    29 May 08 at 12:01 pm

  5. I read “My Stroke of Insight” in one sitting - I couldn’t put it down. I laughed. I cried. It was a fantastic book (I heard it’s a NYTimes Bestseller and I can see why!), but I also think it will be the start of a new, transformative Movement! No one wants to have a stroke as Jill Bolte Taylor did, but her experience can teach us all how to live better lives. Her TED.com speech was one of the most incredibly moving, stimulating, wonderful videos I’ve ever seen. Her Oprah Soul Series interviews were fascinating. They should make a movie of her life so everyone sees it. This is the Real Deal and gives me hope for humanity.

    Jerelyn

    30 May 08 at 1:28 pm

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