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(Message started by: Polyfractal on Oct 9^th, 2008, 8:40am)

Title: A Stroke of Insight
Post by Polyfractal on Oct 9^th, 2008, 8:40am

Following a similar vein to previous threads, here is an exceptional talk given by Jill Bolte, a neurobiologist who experienced a stroke. Over about 10 years she has made a full recovery and decided to give a talk about her experience. Incredibly fascinating to hear her account of the event.

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html

Title: Re: A Stroke of Insight
Post by Arimabuff on Oct 9^th, 2008, 11:13am

I believe you're confusing off topic with off the wall.

Title: Re: A Stroke of Insight
Post by Janzert on Oct 9^th, 2008, 12:08pm

While I don't particularly agree with her conclusion it is interesting to hear these first person accounts of the brain malfunctioning.

Janzert

Title: Re: A Stroke of Insight
Post by Polyfractal on Oct 9^th, 2008, 12:26pm

on 10/09/08 at 11:13:20, Arimabuff wrote:

I believe you're confusing off topic with off the wall.

How so? What part of her lecture did you find particularly offensive to your idea of sanity? Why was her account of reality any less correct than what you may describe, or the account given by someone who is deaf? Deaf individuals often describe the world in sounds and smells, a concept relatively foreign to us gifted with sight. Perhaps her use of the term "nirvana" put you on edge. While I agree with Janzert that her conclusion is a bit far reaching and her tone borderline overzealous, none of the substance of her lecture was idle musings of the deranged.

The right/left brain divide is well documented as she described. Individuals that have their corpus callosum split experience similar feelings and emotions as well as conflict between their respective halves. A famous case is of a man that was trying to dress himself. One hand was pulling his pants up while the other was trying to pull down. Similarly, the division in function (abstract vs concrete, language vs form, etc) between the two halves is equally documented.

Title: Re: A Stroke of Insight
Post by arimaa_master on Oct 10^th, 2008, 12:22am

on 10/09/08 at 08:40:54, Polyfractal wrote:

Amazing video. Thanks for the link.