"Today, she says, she is a new person, one who “can step into the consciousness of my right hemisphere” on command and be “one with all that is.” To her it is not faith, but science. She brings a deep personal understanding to something she long studied: that the two lobes of the brain have very different personalities. Generally, the left brain gives us context, ego, time, logic. The right brain gives us creativity and empathy. For most English-speakers, the left brain, which processes language, is dominant. Dr. Taylor’s insight is that it doesn’t have to be so. ... people debate whether she is truly enlightened or just physically damaged and confused. Even her own scientific brethren have wondered. “When I saw her on the TED video, at first I thought, Oh my god, is she losing it,” said Dr. Francine M. Benes, director of the Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center, where Dr. Taylor once worked. Dr. Benes makes clear that she still thinks Dr. Taylor is an extraordinary and competent woman. “It is just that the mystical side was not apparent when she was at Harvard,” Dr. Benes said." - Paul Buchheit from Bookmarklet

Not often to read in Fashion & Style?! - David Schmidt

http://www.ted.com/talks..., her video, worth watching. - Lim, Kok Kim

watch her ted talk video. quite thought provoking - gunes ozturk yilmaz

I read her book, it was quite fascinating. - Ruchira S. Datta

I got the chance to speak to her in person last year about her experience, spirituality and religion. Fascinating stuff. - Thaths

Her video on TED is amazing - she really goes into detail about her stroke...wow! - Susan Beebe

I always wonder how her experience compares with various drugs. Obviously her's was different in that it left permanent changes and almost killed her (instead of simply wearing off in a few hours), but was her actual moment of "enlightenment" as unique as it's made out to be? - Paul Buchheit

I love her story - in WNYC's RadioLab she goes into a lot more detail than her talk at TED. Not sure about her book, though, haven't read that. no doubt it's even in more detail. - anna sauce

To me, Karen Armstrong is the more interesting one, having seen her on Book TV on Cspan - heretic_twit

I feel a bit frustrated since her talk was all "you guys should turn off your left brains like me" but her website says little about how one would do this (yoga and meditation are mentioned) - ௸ (k2g)

k2, yes, I think absolutely meditation can lead to this state. But it's not like flipping a switch. A sustained meditation practice will gradually develop the ability to turn off your left brain. Or you could try dropping acid. - Laura Norvig

No matter what message she's conveying (without even trying to much), one must admit Ms. Taylor's experience was an extraordinary one, especially she was someone who had a chance and capability to analyze and retell it. - Nenad Nikolic