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Dr. Jill Bolte-Taylor - Who are we, and what are we doing here?

Dr. Jill Bolte-Taylor - Who are we, and what are we doing here?

Update: 2024-07-25
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Dr Jill Bolte-Taylor was a neuroanatomist at Harvard when she suffered a severe stroke on the left hemisphere of her brain. It was an experience which profoundly changed her life, and opened her up to the agency we all have in choosing our attention. She explores this in her TED talk back in 2008, which became one of the most popular TED talks ever. In this conversation we explore Jill's question 'who are we, and what are we doing here?', doing so through the lens of neuroanatomy, as well as her experience of having a stroke. Many of the ideas we explore are unpacked further in her book Whole Brain Living.

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Dr. Jill Bolte-Taylor - Who are we, and what are we doing here?

Dr. Jill Bolte-Taylor - Who are we, and what are we doing here?

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