Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened — as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one, speech, movement, understanding — she studied and remembered every moment. This is a powerful story about how our brains define us and connect us to the world and to one another.
Besides explaining left and right brain function she also reveals her thoughts and feelings during a stroke. It is also an example of a nice educational presentation.
No lectern, no walls. Her slides are simple but serve a necessary role. She also uses another powerful visual aid (but I won’t give it away—watch it).
Thanks presentationzen.com
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I found it a moving story. She’s impressive.
oh man,this vedio was something that just moved my nerves..
i just want to ask that i am suffering from chronic fatigue disease,my doctor told me its a neurological disorder.So is there any chance that i also have chances of having a stroke??
@confabula and james
The video is very impressive.
@james
Strokes are due to cardiovascular disease not chronic fatigue.
Regards Dr Shock
I will be obliged if you can share something on chronic fatigue also.
I appreciate your suggestions.
james
[...] It also has a lot of examples called a case study. One of which is Al Gore with his presentation: An Inconvenient Truth, created by the author of this book: Nancy Duarte, Principal of Duarte Design. Another case study is Stroke Insight by Jill Bolte-Tailor. [...]
I was attempting to view the Jill Bolte Taylor blog video but it just flashes ‘loading’ and will not play. Is it still available?
Try this link, it will get you to TED directly and see the video:
http://tinyurl.com/3l9h9y
Regards Dr Shock