My stroke of insight
Taylor, Jill Bolte,
My stroke of insight Jill Bolte Taylor. - London Hodder & Stoughton ltd 2008 - 183 p : ill. ;
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.
9780340980507
2008271243
Taylor, Jill Bolte,--Health.
Cerebrovascular disease--Patients--United States--Biography.
Cerebrovascular disease--Patients--Rehabilitation.
Stroke--rehabilitation--Personal Narratives.
RC388.5 / .T387 2008b
My stroke of insight Jill Bolte Taylor. - London Hodder & Stoughton ltd 2008 - 183 p : ill. ;
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.
9780340980507
2008271243
Taylor, Jill Bolte,--Health.
Cerebrovascular disease--Patients--United States--Biography.
Cerebrovascular disease--Patients--Rehabilitation.
Stroke--rehabilitation--Personal Narratives.
RC388.5 / .T387 2008b