My stroke of insight :a brain scientist's personal journey /Jill Bolte Taylor.

Name/Title

My stroke of insight :a brain scientist's personal journey /Jill Bolte Taylor.

Description

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. 183 p :ill. ;24 cm.

Book Details

Author

Taylor, Jill Bolte

Place Published

City

New York

Date Published

2008

Publication Subjects

Cerebrovascular disease--Patients--United States--Biography. Cerebrovascular disease--Patients--Rehabilitation. Taylor, Jill Bolte,1959---Health.

Call No.

RC388.5 .T39 2008

ISBN

9780670020744, 0670020745