My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey
By Jill Taylor
Category
ScienceRecommended by
"My Stroke of Insight" by Jill Taylor is a powerful memoir that chronicles the author's personal experience of surviving a debilitating stroke.
In this remarkable account, Taylor, a neuroanatomist, takes the reader on an intimate journey, sharing her detailed observations and insights as she undergoes the astonishing transformation from a highly intellectual individual to one learning to navigate life through a completely different lens.
As she recounts the profound impact of the stroke on her cognitive abilities and physical functioning, Taylor reflects on the fragility of the human brain and the delicate balance that exists between its various regions.
Drawing on her scientific expertise, she delves into the intricate workings of the brain and the intricate connections between different areas, shedding light on the inner workings of this enigmatic organ.
But "My Stroke of Insight" extends beyond a scientific exploration, providing an inspiring and uplifting narrative that encourages readers to embrace the power of the present moment and live fully in the here and now.
Taylor underscores the importance of cultivating deep connections with others, harnessing the strength of our emotional intelligence, and tapping into the immense potential of our brains to confront life's challenges with resilience and grace.
With its blend of scientific expertise, personal anecdotes, and philosophical musings, "My Stroke of Insight" offers a thought-provoking and transformative perspective on the nature of human consciousness, the power of the brain to adapt, and the resilience of the human spirit.
In this remarkable account, Taylor, a neuroanatomist, takes the reader on an intimate journey, sharing her detailed observations and insights as she undergoes the astonishing transformation from a highly intellectual individual to one learning to navigate life through a completely different lens.
As she recounts the profound impact of the stroke on her cognitive abilities and physical functioning, Taylor reflects on the fragility of the human brain and the delicate balance that exists between its various regions.
Drawing on her scientific expertise, she delves into the intricate workings of the brain and the intricate connections between different areas, shedding light on the inner workings of this enigmatic organ.
But "My Stroke of Insight" extends beyond a scientific exploration, providing an inspiring and uplifting narrative that encourages readers to embrace the power of the present moment and live fully in the here and now.
Taylor underscores the importance of cultivating deep connections with others, harnessing the strength of our emotional intelligence, and tapping into the immense potential of our brains to confront life's challenges with resilience and grace.
With its blend of scientific expertise, personal anecdotes, and philosophical musings, "My Stroke of Insight" offers a thought-provoking and transformative perspective on the nature of human consciousness, the power of the brain to adapt, and the resilience of the human spirit.
Share This Book 📚
More Books in Science
Scale
Geoffrey West
Einstein
Walter Isaacson
How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan
The Checklist Manifesto
Atul Gawande
When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi
Behave
Robert Sapolsky
Who We Are and How We Got Here
David Reich
Genome
Matt Ridley
The Beginning Of Infinity
David Deutsch
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
Julian Jaynes
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out
Richard P. Feynman
The Selfish Gene
Richard Dawkins
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Thomas Kuhn
I Contain Multitudes
Ed Yong
If The Universe Is Teeming With Aliens...Where Is Everybody?
Stephen Webb
Living Within Limits
Garrett Hardin
Moonwalking with Einstein
Joshua Foer
QED
Richard Feynman
Six Easy Pieces
Richard P. Feynman
The Book of Why
Judea Pearl
The Double Helix
James D. Watson Ph.D.
The Evolution of Everything
Matt Ridley
The Gene
Siddhartha Mukherjee
The God Delusion
Richard Dawkins
The Precipice
Toby Ord
Thing Explainer
Randall Munroe
What Do You Care What Other People Think?
Richard P. Feynman
100 Plus
Sonia Arrison
A Brief History of Time
Stephen Hawking
A Cultural History of Physics
Karoly Simonyi
Popular Books Recommended by Great Minds 📚
The Checklist Manifesto
Atul Gawande
The Coddling of the American Mind
Greg Lukianoff & Jonathan Haidt
Bad Blood
John Carreyrou
Foundation
Isaac Asimov
The Courage To Be Disliked
Ichiro Kishimi
Crossing the Chasm
Geoffrey Moore
Destined For War
Graham Allison
Influence
Robert Cialdini
The Sovereign Individual
James Dale Davidson & William Rees-Mogg
Antifragile
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Homo Deus
Yuval Noah Harari
Hopping Over The Rabbit Hole
Anthony Scaramucci
Creativity, Inc.
Ed Catmull
The Internet of Money Volume 1
Andreas Antonopolous
Billion Dollar Whale
Tom Wright
Red Notice
Bill Browder
Titan
Ron Chernow
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl
Why We Sleep
Matthew Walker
The Lessons of History
Will & Ariel Durant
The Psychology of Money
Morgan Housel
The Dao of Capital
Mark Spitznagel
How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan
Blitzscaling
Reid Hoffman
The Great CEO Within
Matt Mochary
Extreme Ownership
Jocko Willink
Principles for Dealing With The Changing World Order
Ray Dalio
High Output Management
Andrew Grove
7 Powers
Hamilton Helmer
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams