Now showing

Jill Bolte Taylor's stroke of insight

TED Talks200800:18:42Creative Commons
Poster for Jill Bolte Taylor's stroke of insight

About this film

Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions -- motion, speech, self-awareness -- shut down one by one. An astonishing story.

Directors & creators

TED.com

Subjects

TEDTalks, TED, Talks, biology, brain, consciousness, global issues, illness, science, TED2008, 2008

View on archive.org ↗

More from this pool

TED Talks

See all →