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My stroke of insight : a brain scientist's personal journey / Jill Bolte Taylor.
On December 10, 1996, Taylor, a brain scientist, experienced a massive stroke. She observed her own mind deteriorate. Now she shares her unique perspective on the brain and its capacity for recovery.
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- ISBN: 9780452295544
- ISBN: 0452295548
- Physical Description: 206 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Plume, 2009.
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| General Note: | Includes index. |
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| Subject: | Taylor, Jill Bolte, 1959- > Health. Cerebrovascular disease > Patients > United States > Biography. Cerebrovascular disease > Patients > Rehabilitation. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | RC 388.5 .T387 2008 | 30538071 | General Collection | Available | - |
My Stroke of Insight : A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey
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Table of Contents
My Stroke of Insight : A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Acknowledgments | p. ix | |
| Introduction: Heart to Heart, Brain to Brain | p. xiii | |
| 1 | Jill's Pre-Stroke Life | p. 1 |
| 2 | Simple Science | p. 9 |
| 3 | Hemispheric Asymmetries | p. 26 |
| 4 | Morning of the Stroke | p. 36 |
| 5 | Orchestrating My Reduce | p. 48 |
| 6 | My Return to the Still | p. 58 |
| 7 | Bare to the Bone | p. 66 |
| 8 | Neurological Intensive Care | p. 76 |
| 9 | Day Two: The Morning After | p. 83 |
| 10 | Day Three: G.G. Comes to Town | p. 89 |
| 11 | Healing and Preparing for Surgery | p. 96 |
| 12 | Stereotactic Craniotomy | p. 112 |
| 13 | What I Needed the Most | p. 115 |
| 14 | Milestones for Recovery | p. 128 |
| 15 | My Stroke of Insight | p. 138 |
| 16 | My Right and Left Minds | p. 144 |
| 17 | Own Your Power | p. 153 |
| 18 | Cells and Multidimensional Circuitry | p. 157 |
| 19 | Finding Your Deep Inner Peace | p. 168 |
| 20 | Tending the Garden | p. 185 |
| Resources | p. 189 | |
| Recommendation for Recovery | ||
| Appendix A | p. 191 | |
| Appendix B | p. 193 | |
| The Harvard Brian Bank | p. 197 | |
| Index | p. 201 |
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