Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor: Understanding Our Minds, The Effects Of Psychedelics On The Brain And Discovering Your Personality Type

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Have you ever wondered where all your thoughts and memories are stored in your brain?

In this episode of The Align Podcast, we talk all about the anatomy of the brain, our minds and how they affect our relationships with others and the world around us. Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor also shares her experience with suffering a stroke and how she managed to regain control of her brain. We speak about the dangers of psychedelics, what we can learn from a schizophrenic brain and how the four different character types of the brain ultimately affect our personalities.

Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor is a Harvard-trained and published neuroscientist. In 1996 she experienced a severe haemorrhage in the left hemisphere of her brain causing her to lose the ability to walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life. Her memoir, My Stroke of Insight, documenting her experience with stroke and eight-year recovery, spent 63 weeks on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list and is still routinely the #1 book in the category Stroke in the Amazon marketplace.

Dr. Jill is a dynamic teacher and public speaker who loves educating all age groups, academic levels, as well as corporations and not-for-profit organizations about the beauty of our human brain. She focuses on how we can activate the power of our neuroplasticity to not only recover from neurological trauma, but how we can purposely choose to live a more vibrant, resilient, and satisfying life.

In 2008 Dr. Jill gave the first TED talk that ever went viral on the Internet, which now has well over 28.5 million views. Also in 2008, Dr. Jill was chosen as one of Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World” and was the premiere guest on Oprah Winfrey’s “Soul Series” webcast. Her new book, Whole Brain Living – the Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life is a #1 release on Amazon in categories ranging from Neuroscience to Nervous System Diseases and Stroke.

04:33 What Is Personality?

05:49 Where Does Memory Exist?

07:19 How Does A Stroke Affect The Brain

10:56 How Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor Regained Control Of Her Brain

16:43 Psychedelics: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

25:40 Why Psychedelics Isn't For Everyone

33:35 What Can We Learn From A Schizophrenic Brain?

36:13 Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor Shares A Story Of Her Brother

42:31 The Misfit Toys

44:25 The 4 Character Types Of Whole Brain Living & The Jungian Archetype

50:10 How To Asses The 4 Character Types

57:56 Roger Sperry's Split Brain Theory