What It Feels Like To Have a Stroke (And More About Your Brain)

in Science, TED Talks, Video - Science | September 18th, 2008 2 Comments

From the TedTalks conference. Fascinating talk. Here’s a summary that introduces the clip below …

“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.” Added to our YouTube playlist.


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