Mentioned in passing at Watts Up With That, the following Ted video is well worth spending 18 minutes on. Jill Bolte Taylor gives a brilliant presentation and speaks with a genuine passion 8 years after observing her own stroke :

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.

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Outstanding!