Jill Bolte Taylor is a neuroanatomist who experienced a massive stroke at age 37, which damaged the left side of her brain. Over the course of four hours, she watched as her brain deteriorated and lost its ability to process information. It took eight years to fully recover. As a rare case of being able to study her own brain and recovery, she gained valuable insight into the organ. Her experience of losing functions like walking and talking, but gaining an appreciation of life, inspired her work helping others.

1. My
STROKE
of
INSIGHT

2. About the Speaker
• Jill Bolte Taylor is an American
neuroanatomist, author, and
inspirational public speaker
• Her personal experience with a
massive stroke, experienced at
the age of 37, and her
subsequent eight-year recovery,
influenced her work as a scientist
and speaker

4. THE STORY……The Story

5. Jill grew up to study the brain because she has a
brother who has been diagnosed with
schizophrenia

6. Dedicated her career to research into the severe
mental illnesses
"What are the biological differences between the brains of individuals
who would be diagnosed as normal control, as compared with the
brains of individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia, schizoaffective or
bipolar disorder?"

7. • She woke up to discover that she had a
brain disorder of her own
• A blood vessel exploded in the left half of
her brain
• In the course of four hours, she watched her
brain completely deteriorate in its ability to
process all information
The Twist
"Oh my gosh! I'm having a stroke!"

8. • Dr. Jill experienced a rare form of stroke that
rendered her so disabled that she could not
walk, talk, read, write or recall any of her life.
It took eight years for her to completely
recover all cognitive and physical function.
The Twist

9. “Stroke of Insight”
This is so cool!
How many brain
scientists have the
opportunity to study
their own brain from
the inside out?"

10. Although the stroke damaged the left side of
her brain, her recovery unleashed a torrent of
creative energy from her right
“Stroke of Insight”

11. Key Lessons
“Being a Human Being is all about
experiencing all of the wonders of the world”

12. Key Lessons
The greater the
obstacle , the
more glory in
overcoming it

13. Recap

14. “How many brain scientists have been able to study
the brain from the inside out? I've gotten as much out
of this experience of losing my left mind as I have in my
entire academic career.” — Jill Bolte Taylor
Recap

16. Please watch this video at the following URL:
www.ted.com/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight?language=en

17. Prof. Sameer Mathur
Ph.D Carnegie Mellon
These slides have been created by Fern Sharma,
IIM Lucknow, as part of a MBA course
"Personal Branding" (www.MBASkills.IN)
taught by Prof. Sameer Mathur.
Fern Sharma
PGDM Student, IIM
Lucknow

18. • www.ted.com/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight?la
nguage=en
• Google images
• Wiki page on Jill Taylor
References