# My stroke of insight

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2008
- Speaker: Jill Bolte Taylor
- Year: 2008
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_my_stroke_of_insight)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions -- motion, speech, self-awareness -- shut down one by one. An astonishing story.

## Lectures

1. [My stroke of insight](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/jill_bolte_taylor_my_stroke_of_insight/a2e6c790cc9e), 19 min (TED's player)