Your Brain on Exercise

Dr. Gary Wenk is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience and the Director of Neuroscience Programs at the Ohio State University. He is an internationally recognized research investigator of age-related brain disorders, an award-winning educator, and author of more than 300 research articles and chapters. He has served on the faculty of The Johns Hopkins University and was the Director of the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory and Biological Basis of Behavior Program at the National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C. Dr. Wenk was elected a Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science for his distinguished contributions in the field of neuropharmacology, neurodegenerative diseases, and neuroinflammatory processes. He has been interviewed about his work by Dr. Oz, NPR, WBZ, WJR, CBS, ABC, and CNN, and he currently serves on the State of Ohio Governor's Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee.

This book is written so as to lead the undergraduate reader easily from one topic to the next, demonstrating that the author's main intent is to foster understanding. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates. Graduate students. General readers.

• Introduction Part I: The High Cost of Exercise 1. Learning From The Biggest Loser2. The Devil Is in the Details3. A Long Time Ago4. Making Energy for Exercise5. Exercise Requires Eating and Breathing 6. It's Not Good to be a Male Part II: Your Brain on Exercise 7. BDNF: Much ado about something?8. Muscle Signals to Your Brain 9. The Paradox Molecule10. A Few Facts About Your Brain11. How Your Brain Responds to Exercise12. Exercise for the Depressed Brain13. Exercise for the Child's Brain14. Exercise for the Chemo Brain15. Exercise and Pain16. Exercise for the Injured Brain17. Diet and Exercise Following Brain Injury18. Exercising the Older Brain Part III: Why Exercise? References