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Jill Bolte's talk about her stroke. Her talk illustrates the different processing styles of our right and left hemispheres. This is a fascinating subject, that
by aikiai 18y ago
Jill Bolte's talk about her stroke.
Her talk illustrates the different processing styles of our right and left hemispheres. This is a fascinating subject, that often gets trivialized because of all the New Age BS revolving around it.
Her experience is remarkable, and very powerfully delivered. Don't be fooled by her "spiritual" overtones, the science she references is very real and convincing, and the way she ties it to her own experience is fascinating.
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_power...
- scw 18y agoIf you found her talk fascinating (as did I), definitely check out her book (http://drjilltaylor.com/book.html http://drjilltaylor.com/book.html), which covers the entire process in great detail. At times its a bit slow, but it successfully elucidates the challenges she faced, and the eight years of recovery which followed the stroke. I think the spiritual aspect of the story shouldn't be ignored: our perception of reality is also 'plastic', and we can, to a large extent, retrain ourselves to respond differently to sensory input.
- bprater 18y agoAgreed, both the TED video and her book were amazing. If you are the kind of person that wants your reality expanded, take a look at what she is up to.
- aikiai 18y agoAmazon'd. I've actually meant to research her recovery. Can't wait. I agree that the spiritual half of the story is crucial as well. Actually, this reply got too long and spawned a short blog post, check it out if you are interested. ( http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=442574 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=442574 ) I was merely reaching across the aisle, lending her some tech credence despite the fact that she sounds like "one of those spiritual types" at times.
- mixmax 18y agoOn the morning of my stroke I woke up to a pounding pain behind my left eye. I'm asking myself what's wrong with me, what's wrong? Then I realised oh my gosh I'm having a stroke, and the next thing my brain says to me is wow this is so cool: How many brain scientists have the iopportunity to study their own brain from the inside out. But then it crosses my mind: I'm a very busy women, I don't have time for a stroke. Talk about dedication to your studies...
- tdavis 18y agoYes, it truly was fascinating. I had forgotten I'd watched it until you mentioned it... perhaps I'll have to watch again!