My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Exploration of the Power of Mindfulness

Kiera Guymon: Dr. Taylor's book exhibits both strengths and weaknesses that shaped the overall reading experience. It left me wanting to know more about Taylor's memory recovery process and the writing process for the book. Some questions left me wanting to know how long it took Taylor to write the book and what difficulties arose during the process pertaining to her brain injury. The subjectivity of the advice to caregivers may be considered a potential weakness, as her specific advice may not apply to all patients. Dr. Taylor had a positive tone in the book, driven by her optimistic outlook, this may not resonate with all readers and individuals who have experienced a stroke. On the flip side, the book had significant strengths, such as Taylor’s background as a neuroscientist that enriches the narrative and gives a new viewpoint. The book is inspiring, instilling hope and resilience and empowering readers to take control of their own lives. The book was written in a very captivating way, making it difficult to put down and left me wanting to learn more.

I highly recommend this book to everyone! For patients navigating their journey to recovery, the book provides an empowering guide...

United States on Jan 14, 2024

neofita pilates maria antonietta pinto: Mi e' piaciuto tutto e lo ho regalato a varie persone per quanto e' istruttivo.

Italy on Dec 04, 2023

Stephane boisvert: Great book

Canada on Nov 13, 2023

Vinayak S.: Must read book,goes to say nothing is impossible

India on Jul 25, 2023

Amazon Customer: I highly recommend this book. It is an inspiring, moving and enlighted lesson of life and how to have faith in the fascinating human brain.

Spain on Nov 27, 2021

delory camilla: I'm really happy to have stumbled upon this book. It's written in a language easy to understand even if you're not a scientist. I learned a lot and is now even more in more in awe of the function of the brain.

France on Jun 24, 2021

Luke Edwards: In this real-life, insightful book, we are able to see and experience the intricate relationships of arguably the most complex organ in the human body during a major traumatic event from the victim herself who is also an expert on the brain. Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor gives us a very rare point of view, in the fact that she is the sister of a mentally impaired person, a Harvard trained neuroanatomist, an advocate for the mentally impaired, a published researcher, a victim of major brain trauma, and a recovering mentally impaired person. Through her well trained brain and perspective she gives us a detailed understanding of her left and right brain interactions before, during, and after her hemorrhagic stroke. This leads to one of the most intriguing neuroscience books I have ever read, which is why I gave it 5 out of 5 stars.

After Taylor tells her history of becoming a well-respected researcher and advocate for schizophrenic minds with the NAMI, she goes into detail on basic brain anatomy. She does a great job of describing basic neuroanatomy from the cerebral cortex to the aneurysm. The "Hemispheric Asymmetries" chapter was really interesting where she was able to give the...

United States on Sep 30, 2013