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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
The first 2/3 of this memoir was interesting. The last 1/3 was frustrating. The author doesn't seem to realize how privileged she is to be able to focus on joy. I also disagree that with her view that everyone should want to have the same sense of reality. For instance, autistic people are perfect exactly as they are.
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I'm reading this for my book discussion group. I am hoping for better than I am expecting; there is a GREAT video on TED.com of Jill Bolte Taylor speaking about her experience, but that was enough for me. I don't need any more spiritual awakening than that has; if there is a good bit of brain research, I'll like it better than I think I will.
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I liked it, but wouldn’t tell people about it. Fascinating as a scientist to see some experience their specialty so deeply, and the insights on the structure of the brain were present, but I (perhaps because I haven’t experienced it) wasn’t really able to grasp some of her full brain mumbo jumbo. I also think the over emphasis on dichotomy instead of cooperation was a bit disappointing. The writing felt repetitive.
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Dr. Taylor experienced a stroke which caused her left brain to lose function. She was already knowledgeable about brain physiology and function, so she could understand what happened to her as she remembered her feelings at the time of the stroke and during her recovery. She feels that the new awareness of the right brain function had how she made conscious choices during her rehabilitation of the left brain left her as a better and more enlightened person, feeling more connectedness to the world around. Her advice is that we proactively consciously bring more use of the right brain in more things that we do. Taking advantage of her experience don’t have to go through a stroke ourselves to be aware of the importance of right brain function.