“Jill Bolte Taylor, Phd, a neuroanatomist at Indiana University, Bloomington, had a major stroke and discusses it in her fascinating book, My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey.

As a brain expert, Dr. Bolte Taylor was able to analyze the physical and mental effects of her stroke — as it occurred, and as she recovered from the life-changing event.”

Injured Brains of Medical Minds: Views from Within Edited by Narinder Kapur: “This book provides a unique perspective on what it is like to be brain-damaged, seen through the eyes of doctors or neurosurgeons who have themselves suffered a brain injury or brain illness. Each of the personal accounts, written over the past 120 years, is accompanied by a commentary written by the author which critically examines the experiences of the sufferer, relating them to current issues in clinical neurology and cognitive neuroscience.”