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Spark : the revolutionary new science of exercise and the brain / John J. Ratey, with Eric Hagerman.

Ratey, John J., 1948- (Author). Hagerman, Eric. (Added Author).

Summary:

This book explores the mind-body connection, presenting startling research to prove that exercise is truly our best defense against everything from depression to ADD to addiction to aggression to menopause to Alzheimer's. The latest research shows that for your brain to function at its peak, your body needs to move. Here the author, physician demonstrates exactly how and why physical activity is crucial to the way you think and feel. He explains how aerobic exercise prepares your brain to learn, improves mood and attention, lowers stress and anxiety, helps stave off addiction, controls the sometimes tumultuous effects of hormonal changes, and guards against and even reverses some of the effects of aging on the brain.

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  • ISBN: 9780316113502 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 0316113506 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: ix, 294 p. ; 25 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown, 2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Making the connection -- Welcome to the revolution: a case study on exercise and the brain -- Learning: grow your brain cells -- Stress: the greatest challenge -- Anxiety: nothing to panic about -- Depression: move your mood -- Attention deficit: running from distraction -- Addiction: reclaiming the biology of self-control -- Hormonal changes: the impact on women's brain health -- Aging: the wise way -- The regimen: build your brain -- Fanning the flames.

Search for related items by subject

Subject: Exercise > Psychological aspects.
Exercise > Physiological aspects.
Mind and body.
Brain.
Exercise > physiology.
Psychophysiology.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.

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Kirtland Community College Library QP 301 .R38 2008 30775305458854 General Collection Available -

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