Book Suggestion: My Stoke of Insight

I just finished My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor. It is an informational and inspiring read for anyone interested in the brain and effects of stroke.

Jill gives the best basic introduction to brain anatomy and function I have read. She makes a complex topic as simple as possible, but never simplistic. She recognizes the separate features and functions of the two brain hemispheres to create our coherent conscious experience. She suggests methods to maximize each of them separately. That concept is also presented in this book - Pragmatic Thinking: Refactor Your Wetware.

The book is equally inspiring. She uses her traumatic event as a catalyst to change the meaning of her life. The books opens a door into alternative ways of the perceiving the world, without being dictating the precise path.

On a personal note, my mother had a stroke 10 years. The book provided me insights into what she went through during the event and on her recovery path.

I am so enthralled with the book I am assigning it as supplement reading for my fall course in Sensation and Perception.