Video: WHICH SIDE OF YOUR BRAIN FLIES THE PLANE? How it feels to have a stroke

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[FlyingVizsla]

I read her book - My Stroke of Insight - got it from the local library. It's a habit of mine to pick a non fiction book at random and read a topic totally unrelated to my current work, study etc. Highly recommend that people read it. I have it on my re-read list as I have not fully assimilated the information. Your brain is great while everything is working in harmony, but a stroke or other disturbance can alter your perceptions of yourself, ability with numbers and other things we take for granted. Haven't watched the video yet (we have a slow connection and 22 mins will take some time to download). I remember during her recovery directly after the stroke that she lost the perception of her body and her identity was not confined by a body - much akin to what we imagine the soul to be - and may go some way to explaining out of body and near death experiences (but not all). I had some close to me have a disturbance, unable to speak properly, another could not lay down new memories and kept asking the same question over and over, came out of it 6 hours later with no memory of those hours. Another I recognised had had tiny episodes and we managed to convince her to see the doctor, it wasn't just 'old age'. Her experiences certainly helped me understand their predicament. Just as an aside - our Australian system of health care is marvellous compared with the USA - she's having a stroke, but somehow has to make sure she is taken to the right hospital because her insurance only covers certain ones. Another level of complication you don't want.

 

This book is gold for anyone trying to understand how they think, learn, function - not just for stroke survivors. Read it!

 

Sue

 

 

[Kyle Communications]

Thanks Don

 

That was fantastic.....a real insight probably by the only person in the world who could do it.....I understood everything she had to say about the brain and it actually made sense.....excellent video thanks for showing it

 

 

[Deskpilot]

A brilliant presentation, full of wondrous insight and emotion. If only we could easily go to that right hand side place she talks about. Would we ever want to come back. If you haven't watched the whole talk, do so now.

 

 

[ayavner]

Fascinating stuff, and timely for me as I was just thinking about how can I minimise that "left brain" constant critical inner dialogue that sometimes throws my self-confidence into question at critical times...