Title:
Spark : the revolutionary new science of exercise and the brain / John J. Ratey with Eric Hagerman.
Author:
Ratey, John J., 1948-
Hagerman, Eric.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Little, Brown and Co., 2013.
Call Number:
QP301 .R38 2013
Abstract:
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.
Edition:
1st Little, Brown and Co. pbk ed.
ISBN:
9780316113519
Physical Description:
294 p. ; 21 cm.
General Note:
Originally published in hardcover: 2008.
Includes index.
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.
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