Jill Bolte Taylor
Born: May 04, 1959 – Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Jill Bolte Taylor is an American neuroanatomist and author whose work centers on brain function, stroke recovery, neuroplasticity, and consciousness. She is best known for My Stroke of Insight and Whole Brain Living; My Stroke of Insight became a New York Times bestseller, helping make her a prominent public voice on brain health.
Biography & Author's Journey
Jill Bolte Taylor is an American neuroanatomist whose career grew out of an intensely personal question. Raised in Indiana, she has said that her brother’s eventual diagnosis of schizophrenia first drew her toward the study of the brain and toward the larger problem of what people call “normal” perception. That curiosity led her into advanced study in Indiana and then into postdoctoral research in Harvard’s Department of Psychiatry, where she pursued the question of how the brain creates a sense of reality. From the start, her path joined rigorous anatomy with a deeply human interest in consciousness, illness, and the fragile mechanics of identity. ((https://drjilltaylor.com/about/))
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"Brain researcher Jill Bolte Taylor studied her own stroke as it happened — and has become a powerful voice for brain recovery"
— TED
"Jill Bolte Taylor's experience is transformative and will shatter your own perception of the world"
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