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Jill Bolte Taylor, M.D., born on May 4, 1959, in Louisville, Kentucky, is an American neuroanatomist, author, and public speaker. Her early career focused on studying severe mental illnesses, particularly schizophrenia, influenced by her brother’s diagnosis. She obtained her B.A. from Indiana University Bloomington and her Ph.D. from Indiana State University. In the early 1990s, Taylor was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School, where her research involved mapping the brain to understand cellular communication. She also served on the Board of Directors for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) from 1994 to 1997 and currently serves as the President for the Greater Bloomington Affiliate of NAMI in Bloomington, Indiana. Her expertise led her to become the National Spokesperson for the Mentally Ill for the Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center, also known as the Harvard Brain Bank at McLean Hospital.
On December 10, 1996, Taylor experienced a massive stroke caused by an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in her left hemisphere. On December 27, 1996, she underwent major brain surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital to remove a golf ball-sized blood clot. Her subsequent eight-year recovery journey profoundly impacted her understanding of the brain and became the subject of her 2008 book, ‘My Stroke of Insight, A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey’. This memoir became a New York Times bestseller, reaching number 4 and remaining on the list for 63 weeks. The book earned the top ‘Books for a Better Life’ Book Award in the Science category from the New York City Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in 2009. Her TED Talk about her experience, delivered in February 2008, gained widespread attention, becoming one of the most viewed TED talks and propelling her into international prominence as a speaker.
Following her stroke and the success of her book and TED Talk, Taylor has dedicated her career to educating the public about brain health and recovery. In May 2008, she was recognized on Time Magazine’s ‘2008 Time 100’ list as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. She appeared on ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ in October 2008 and was the premiere guest on Oprah’s Soul Series podcast. Taylor founded the nonprofit Jill Bolte Taylor Brains, Inc., is an adjunct lecturer at the Indiana University School of Medicine, and serves as CEO of My Stroke of Insight, Inc., while also working on a serious game for health for neurological recovery and her next book. Her work continues to explore brain awareness, appreciation, and the value of movement on mental and physical health.
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