My stroke of insight : a brain scientist's personal journey / Jill Bolte Taylor.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 0670020745
- ISBN: 9780670020744
- Physical Description: 183 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Viking edition
- Publisher: New York : Viking, 2008.
- Copyright: ©2006
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 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.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 362.19681 TAY (Text) | 36015000090312 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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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.
