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Jill Bolte Taylor fik en forskningsmulighed kun få hjerneforskere ville ønske sig: Hun fik en massiv hjerneblødning og så på mens hendes hjerne funktioner -- bevægelse, tale, selvbevidsthed -- lukkede ned en efter en. En utrolig historie.

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Jill Bolte Taylor fik en forskningsmulighed kun få hjerneforskere ville ønske sig: Hun fik en massiv hjerneblødning og så på mens hendes hjerne funktioner -- bevægelse, tale, selvbevidsthed -- lukkede ned en efter en. En utrolig historie.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

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Jill Bolte Taylor

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Brain researcher Jill Bolte Taylor studied her own stroke as it happened -- and has become a powerful voice for brain recovery.

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