A neuroanatomist’s journey through an episode of stroke
November 9, 2009
How it feels to have a stroke: An experience of a brain scientist
My colleague Dr. Taylor’s precious and unique story
Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor is a Harvard-trained and published neuroanatomist who experienced a severe hemorrhage in the left hemisphere of her brain in 1996. On the afternoon of this rare form of stroke (Arteriovenous malformations;AVM), she could not walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life. It took eight years for Dr. Jill to completely recover all of her functions and thinking ability. She is the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey (published in 2008 by Viking Penguin) and was chosen as one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World for 2008.
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That was amazing. It’s interesting, I always thought that some Schizoaffective Disorder symptoms were like a stroke victim’s. See, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizoaffective_disorder.
Devorah
Hi Devorah,
Actually, schizophrenia might be approached as a neurological disorder. And don’t you find it interesting that when one looses herself, finds Nirvana?
Here are some articles with free-access
Reality of auditory verbal hallucinations
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2768657/?tool=pubmed
Brain lesions manifesting as psychiatric disorders: eight cases.
http://www.cnsspectrums.com/aspx/articledetail.aspx?articleid=1848
Structural neuroimaging in psychosis: a systematic review and economic evaluation
http://www.hta.ac.uk/execsumm/summ1218.htm
You may find it interesting to read Buddhism-influenced review of My Stroke of Insight by Dr Jill Bolte Taylor
http://sensit.wordpress.com/2009/12/13/my-stroke-of-insight-by-jill-bolte-taylor/
Thanks for letting me know about your blog and entry sensit! I did enjoy it. I have read it right away and will read it again later. I always enjoy to read comparisons of approaches to neuroscience related issues between Western culture and Eastern teachings. I think she found the fountain to make money,and that is sort of how I see things. About the terminology; I think that is how she can interpret her experience, what I caught my interes as a neuroanatomist.I would like to discuss all these further with you.
Peace
Kaan