Brain Scientist: A Powerful Voice for Brain Recovery

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How it feels to have a stroke www.ted.com Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened -- as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one, speech, movement, understanding -- she studied and remembered every moment. This is a powerful story about how our brains define us and connect us to the world and to one another.From:TEDtalksDirectorViews:917475 3484ratingsTime:20:11More inScience & Technology
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i learned something
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charlotte8 added this video and said
awesome...our right brain holds many secrets.
Jun
2008
[...more about “How it feels to have a stroke“, posted with vodpod  Jill Bolte Taylor on Oprah...]
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Genial!
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2008
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Surprising insights about right-brain, left-brain and how if affects our perceptions of the world.
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Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor was a Neuroanatomist when she experienced a stroke.  This is an amazing story of her own experience.  It’s a revelation of the ability of the brain to recover, and the spirit to become whole. The video begins with a description of her life before the stroke, and her relationship with a brother [...]
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