The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain01
Spark
John J. Ratey
Psychiatrist
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John J. Ratey.
John J. Ratey is an American psychiatrist and associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He wrote Spark, about how exercise changes the brain.
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The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
Spark
John J. Ratey
Health & Wellness · 2008
Spark
The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
Psychiatrist John Ratey (writing with Eric Hagerman) shows how physical exercise changes the brain. He argues that aerobic exercise helps learning, mood and focus, and can help with stress, anxiety and depression.
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- Exercise is for the brain tooMoving your body supports how the brain grows, learns and adapts.
- Movement helps learningRatey describes a school fitness programme in Naperville, Illinois, where daily exercise was linked to better results.
- A natural mood lifterExercise affects the brain chemicals linked to mood and can help with low mood and anxiety.
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