Jill Bolte Taylor Describes Her Stroke and Loss of Brain Function
TED · Talk · 20 min · 2008 · YouTube title: My stroke of insight | Jill Bolte Taylor | TED
Why it's here
Recommended as a vivid first-person view of the right hemisphere in control, often linked to meditation and non-dual experience.
What it covers
Neuroscientist Jill Bolte Taylor describes watching her own brain functions shut down during a massive stroke. She gives a first-person account of losing speech, motion and self-awareness.