My Stroke of Insight：A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey

作者: Jill Bolte Taylor 著

出版社: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

出版时间: 2009-05

ISBN: 9780452295544

定价: 118.20

装帧: 平装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

页数: 224页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>历史

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TheastonishingNewYorkTimesbestsellerthatchronicleshowabrainscientist'sownstrokeledtoenlightenment

OnDecember10,1996,JillBolteTaylor,athirty-seven-year-oldHarvard-trainedbrainscientistexperiencedamassivestrokeinthelefthemisphereofherbrain.Assheobservedherminddeterioratetothepointthatshecouldnotwalk,talk,read,write,orrecallanyofherlife-allwithinfourhours-Tayloralternatedbetweentheeuphoriaoftheintuitiveandkinestheticrightbrain,inwhichshefeltasenseofcompletewell-beingandpeace,andthelogical,sequentialleftbrain,whichrecognizedshewashavingastrokeandenabledhertoseekhelpbeforeshewascompletelylost.Itwouldtakehereightyearstofullyrecover.

ForTaylor,herstrokewasablessingandarevelation.Ittaughtherthatby"steppingtotheright"ofourleftbrains,wecanuncoverfeelingsofwell-beingthatareoftensidelinedby"brainchatter."ReachingwideaudiencesthroughhertalkattheTechnology,Entertainment,Design(TED)conferenceandherappearanceonOprah'sonlineSoulSeries,Taylorprovidesavaluablerecoveryguideforthosetouchedbybraininjuryandaninspiringtestimonythatinnerpeaceisaccessibletoanyone. JillBolteTaylor,Ph.D.,isaneuron-anatomistaffiliatedwiththeIndianaUniversitySchoolofMedicine.SheisthenationalspokespersonattheHarvardBrainTissueResourceCenter(BrainBank),andoneofTimemagazine's100MostInfluentialPeopleintheWorld,2008. 1Jill'sPre-StrokeLife5
2SimpleScience12
3HemisphericAsymmetries27
4MorningoftheStroke37
5OrchestratingMyRescue47
6MyReturntotheStill56
7BaretotheBone64
8NeurologicalIntensiveCare74
9DayTwo:TheMorningAfter81
10DayT
内容简介:
TheastonishingNewYorkTimesbestsellerthatchronicleshowabrainscientist'sownstrokeledtoenlightenment

OnDecember10,1996,JillBolteTaylor,athirty-seven-year-oldHarvard-trainedbrainscientistexperiencedamassivestrokeinthelefthemisphereofherbrain.Assheobservedherminddeterioratetothepointthatshecouldnotwalk,talk,read,write,orrecallanyofherlife-allwithinfourhours-Tayloralternatedbetweentheeuphoriaoftheintuitiveandkinestheticrightbrain,inwhichshefeltasenseofcompletewell-beingandpeace,andthelogical,sequentialleftbrain,whichrecognizedshewashavingastrokeandenabledhertoseekhelpbeforeshewascompletelylost.Itwouldtakehereightyearstofullyrecover.

ForTaylor,herstrokewasablessingandarevelation.Ittaughtherthatby"steppingtotheright"ofourleftbrains,wecanuncoverfeelingsofwell-beingthatareoftensidelinedby"brainchatter."ReachingwideaudiencesthroughhertalkattheTechnology,Entertainment,Design(TED)conferenceandherappearanceonOprah'sonlineSoulSeries,Taylorprovidesavaluablerecoveryguideforthosetouchedbybraininjuryandaninspiringtestimonythatinnerpeaceisaccessibletoanyone.
作者简介:
JillBolteTaylor,Ph.D.,isaneuron-anatomistaffiliatedwiththeIndianaUniversitySchoolofMedicine.SheisthenationalspokespersonattheHarvardBrainTissueResourceCenter(BrainBank),andoneofTimemagazine's100MostInfluentialPeopleintheWorld,2008.
目录:
1Jill'sPre-StrokeLife5
2SimpleScience12
3HemisphericAsymmetries27
4MorningoftheStroke37
5OrchestratingMyRescue47
6MyReturntotheStill56
7BaretotheBone64
8NeurologicalIntensiveCare74
9DayTwo:TheMorningAfter81
10DayT