by John Ratey
Ratey synthesizes neuroscience research to show that aerobic exercise is the single most powerful intervention for brain health, raising BDNF, serotonin, and dopamine while building new neurons. He argues movement should be treated as medicine for depression, anxiety, ADHD, and cognitive decline.
In this collection, Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain references 3 other books.
It draws on Flow, Emotional Intelligence and Guns, Germs, and Steel.
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Ratey invokes Csikszentmihalyi's flow research to explain how rhythmic exercise produces the focused, absorbed brain states athletes describe as runner's high
Ratey builds on Goleman's emotional-intelligence framework to show how exercise strengthens the prefrontal-limbic circuits that regulate mood and impulse
Ratey draws on Diamond's evolutionary account of humans as endurance hunter-gatherers to argue our brains were built to function under daily physical exertion
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Working with Emotional Intelligence
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Daniel Goleman
2 shared citationsQuiet
Susan Cain
2 shared citationsThe Power of Habit
Charles Duhigg
2 shared citationsSelf-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
Kristin Neff
2 shared citationsMating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence
Esther Perel
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