My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey by Jill Bolte Taylor
In 1996, at just thirty-seven years of age, the brain scientist Jill Bolte Taylor suffered a stroke that would disable her for the following eight years. In one respect, the stroke was the worst thing that had ever happened to her. However, the twist is that as Taylor was suffering the stroke, she was able to consciously observe the changes in the state of her brain, and live through a life changing experience. Learn More