Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor and John Britton on Right Brain Injury vs. Left Brain Injury
The One You Feed
Eric Zimmer
4.6 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 14 December 2021
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor is a Harvard-trained and published neuroanatomist. In 1996, Jill experienced a severe hemorrhage in the left hemisphere of her brain, causing her to lose the ability to walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life. John Britton is a former anesthesiologist who suffered a right brain injury leaving him with only his left brain to function. After hearing Jill’s previous episode on this show, John contacted Eric and they thought it would be interesting to host a conversation with John and Dr. Bolte Taylor to discuss their respective experiences.
In this episode, Jill, John, Ginny, and Eric talk about what it’s like to experience the world through your right brain vs. your left brain and how they come together to make for whole-brain living.
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Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, John Britton, and I Discuss Right Brain Injury vs Left Brain Injury and…
- The functions of and interaction between the right and left hemispheres of the brain
- How the left brain governs past and future, me the individual, details, boundaries, language
- That the right brain governs the present, the “we” collective, connections, expansive, and openness
- The way the two hemispheres of our brain interact with one another in a healthy brain
- How John experienced the world before, during, and after his right brain injury
- The most helpful rehabilitation approach for John post his injury
- Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor’s experience of her left hemisphere traumatic brain injury and her recovery story
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If you enjoyed this conversation with Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor and John Britton, you might also enjoy these other episodes:
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