TEDtalksDirector — March 13, 2008 — http://www.ted.com Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened — as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one, speech, movement, understanding — she studied and remembered every moment. This is a powerful story about how our brains define us and connect us to the world and to one another.
Pour your coffee, relax, and lets have a stroke! Its the Saturday Morning Lecture Series. I find this lecture most enlightening because it does not really get into the anatomy and physiology of a stroke. Rather, she does a fine job of exploring the stroke event from the inside of consciousness outward. Now, not all strokes present the way her’s did. The anatomy and physiology of the brain precludes exact repetition of signs and symptoms across stroke events and individuals.
For Background:
As a public service, read the risks factors for stroke here, and discuss any questions with your doctor.
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