My Stroke of Insight: Fascinating interview with stroke survivor/brain scientist Jill Bolte Taylor.

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http://www.here-now.org/

Brain Scientist's Stroke Leads to Enlightenment
Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor is a Harvard-trained brain scientist whose fast-paced life came to a grinding halt when at the age of 37 she suffered a massive, near fatal stroke. The left side of her brain, that's responsible for logic, ego and language went offline and she was left with a feeling of euphoria and enlightenment. She fully recovered over the course of 8 years, and she tells her story in the New York Times bestseller

A link to an audio interview follows the above paragraph. It's definitely worth listening to.

Also, there's a great video presentation here:

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html