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Spark : the revolutionary new science of exercise and the brain / John J. Ratey, with Eric Hagerman.
Math/Physics/Astronomy Library QP301 .R38 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ratey, John J., 1948-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Exercise--Psychological aspects.
- Exercise.
- Exercise--Physiological aspects.
- Mind and body.
- Brain.
- Exercise--physiology.
- Exercise--psychology.
- Psychophysiology.
- Medical Subjects:
- Brain.
- Exercise--physiology.
- Exercise--psychology.
- Psychophysiology.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 294 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Little, Brown, 2008.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Introduction: 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
- Afterword: fanning the flames.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9780316113502
- 0316113506
- OCLC:
- 154694455
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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