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

By: Ratey, John J, 1948-.
Contributor(s): Hagerman, Eric.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Little, Brown, 2008Edition: 1st ed.General Notes: Includes index.Description: ix, 294 p. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780316113502; 0316113506.Subject(s): Exercise -- Psychological aspects | Exercise -- Physiological aspects | Mind and body | BrainDDC classification: 612.7/6 Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description
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.
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.
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Two Weeks Davenport Library Circulating Collection Print-Circulating 612.76 R187 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34284003364031

Includes index.

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.

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.

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