My Stroke of Insight : : a Brain Scientist's Personal Journey
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Jill's pre-stroke life -- Simple science -- Hemispheric asymmetries -- Morning of the stroke -- Orchestrating my rescue -- My return to the still -- Bare to the bone -- Neurological intensive care -- Day two: the morning after -- Day three: G.G. comes to town -- Healing and preparing for surgery -- Stereotactic craniotomy -- What I needed the most -- Milestones for recovery -- My stroke of insight -- My right and left minds -- Own your power -- Cells and multidimensional circuitry -- Finding your deep inner peace -- Tending the garden.
On the morning of December 10, 1996, Taylor, a brain scientist, experienced a massive stroke. She observed her own mind completely deteriorate. Now she shares her unique perspective on the brain and its capacity for recovery.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Penguin, 2016.
Year Published: 2016
Description: xvi, 206 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780452295544
9780670020744
0670020745
SUBJECTS
Taylor, Jill Bolte, -- 1959- -- Health.
Taylor, Jill Bolte, -- 1959-
Cerebrovascular disease -- Patients -- United States -- Biography.
Cerebrovascular disease -- Rehabilitation.