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Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain

by John J. Ratey & Eric Hagerman (2008)

About this book

A groundbreaking exploration from Harvard psychiatrist John Ratey demonstrating how aerobic exercise elevates neurochemicals, rewires neuroplasticity, and beats stress, depression, addiction, and cognitive decline.

Setting / LocationHarvard Medical School
Story EraModern Neurobiology
Protagonist / CoreThe Active Mind

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