[blessingx]

Another great TED speech worth taking a moment out to watch:

TED | Talks | Jill Bolte Taylor: My stroke of insight (video)

Quote:

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.

 

[nibiyabi]

Watched the whole thing -- incredible!

 

[Jon L]

I also recommend the movie "Scaphandre et le papillon, Le (2007)", which is an astonishing true story movie about an ex Elle editor who had a massive stroke and "locked in syndrome."

Scaphandre et le papillon, Le (2007)

 

[blessingx]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jon L /img/forum/go_quote.gif I also recommend the movie "Scaphandre et le papillon, Le (2007)", which is an astonishing true story movie about an ex Elle editor who had a massive stroke and "locked in syndrome."

Possibly the best film of last year!

 

[wanderman]

two really great links blessingx.