Spark: the revolutionary new science of exercise and the brain

Spark: the revolutionary new science of exercise and the brain

by JohnRatey (Author), EricHagerman (Author)

Synopsis

Did you know you can beat stress, lift your mood, fight memory loss, sharpen your intellect, and function better than ever simply by breaking a sweat? The evidence is incontrovertible: exercise physically remodels our brains for peak performance. In Spark , Dr Ratey embarks upon a fascinating and entertaining journey through the mind-body connection, showing how exercise is truly our best defense against everything from depression to ADD, from addiction to Alzheimer's. Filled with amazing case studies (such as the revolutionary fitness program in Naperville, Illinois, which has put this school district of 19,000 children first in the world of science test scores), Spark is the first book to explore comprehensively the connection between exercise and the brain. It will change forever the way you think about the gym - or, for that matter, simply the way you think.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Publisher: Quercus
Published: 08 Jan 2009

ISBN 10: 1847247202
ISBN 13: 9781847247209

Media Reviews
...an accessible and thought-provoking book - serious popular science - BBC Focus magazine.
Author Bio
John J. Ratey is a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He is the author or coauthor of many books, including Driven to Distraction and A Users Guide to the Brain. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Eric Hagerman is a former senior editor at Poplar Science and Outside magazines. He lives in New Jersey.