Jill Bolte Taylor
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About
American author and neuroanatomist who has studied the postmortem human brain as it relates to schizophrenia and the severe mental illnesses and founded the nonprofit Jill Bolte Taylor Brains, Inc.
Before Fame
She suffered a stroke in 1996 at the age of 37 and it led to her work as a scientist and author.
Trivia
She was named as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in Time Magazine's 2008 100 list.
Family Life
She grew up with her family in Louisville, Kentucky.
Associated With
She appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
