Jill Bolte Taylor had a unique opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: she had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions -- motion, speech, self-awareness -- shut down one by one, and she shares how her awareness of the universal connections opened up at the same time. An inspiring story powerfully told.

Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions -- motion, speech, self-awareness –- shut down one by one. An astonishing story.
Brain researcher Jill Bolte Taylor studied her own stroke as it happened -- and has become a powerful voice for brain recovery.

What a story... truly inspirational! Jill had a research opportunity very few brain scientists would wish for: Jill had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions of speech, motion, and self-awareness shut down one by one.

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"Amazed to find herself alive, Taylor spent eight years recovering her ability to think, walk and talk. She has become a spokesperson for stroke recovery and for the possibility of coming back from brain injury stronger than before. In her case, although the stroke damaged the left side of her brain, her recovery unleashed a torrent of creative energy from her right."