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Jill Bolte Taylor

Born

in Terre Haute, Indiana, The United States

May 05, 1959

Website

http://drjilltaylor.com/

Genre

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Jill Bolte Taylor is an American neuroanatomist, author, and public speaker. Her training is in the postmortem investigation of the human brain as it relates to schizophrenia and the severe mental illnesses. She founded the nonprofit Jill Bolte Taylor Brains, Inc., she is affiliated with the Indiana University School of Medicine, and she is the national spokesperson for the Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center.

Bolte Taylor's personal experience with a massive stroke, experienced in 1996 at the age of 37, and her subsequent eight-year recovery, has informed her work as a scientist and speaker. For this work, in May 2008 she was named to Time Magazine's 2008 Time 100 list of the 100 most influential people in the world.[1] "My Stroke of Insig ...more

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Average rating: 3.93 · 33,994 ratings · 4,465 reviews · 33 distinct works • Similar authors

	My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey 3.91 avg rating — 31,494 ratings — published 2006 — 110 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Whole Brain Living: The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life 4.15 avg rating — 1,343 ratings — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My stroke of insight, brains way of healing and fitness mindset 3 books collection set by Jill Bolte Taylor, Norman Doidge, Brian Keane 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tüm Beyin ile Yasam;Secim Yapmanin Anatomisi ve Yasamimizi Yönlendiren Dört Karakter 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Idiot brain, my stroke, doctor you, trust me and where does it hurt 5 books collection set by Jill Bolte Taylor, Jeremy Howick, Dean Burnett (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Il cervello complice: Come armonizzare le aree della nostra mente per ritrovare pace e benessere 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Incognito, my stroke, doctor you, trust me and where does it hurt 5 books collection set by Jill Bolte Taylor, Jeremy Howick, David Eagleman (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My stroke of insight, brain maker and my year off 3 books collection set by Jill Bolte Taylor, David Perlmutter, Robert McCrum it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Stroke of Insight, Grain Brain, Brain Maker, No Grain Smarter Brain Body Diet Cookbook 4 Books Collection Set by Jill Bolte Taylor, David Perlmutter, Iota Publishing Limited it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	O Cérebro a 100% it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Just like children, emotions heal when they are heard and validated.”
― Jill Bolte Taylor, My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey

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“Unfortunately, as a society, we do not teach our children that they need to tend carefully the garden of their minds. Without structure, censorship, or discipline, our thoughts run rampant on automatic. Because we have not learned how to more carefully manage what goes on inside our brains, we remain vulnerable to not only what other people think about us, but also to advertising and/or political manipulation.”
― Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D., My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey

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“Take responsibility for the energy you bring.”
― Jill Bolte Taylor

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