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INDEX

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acetylcholine, 18, 108–9, 133

acetylcholine receptors, 194

acting, neurobiology of, 230–32

action potentials, 15, 55, 57–58

Adams, Anne, 225–28

addiction, 192–99

acquisition of, 194–95

ASAM definition of, 193, 194

dopamine in, 193–97, 199

drug.
See
drug addiction

escalation of, 195

to exercise, 188–89, 200

exercise for curbing, 197–99, 200

genetic propensity for, 195–96

healthy, 188, 200

reward system and, 15, 189, 193–99

stages of, 194–95

to sugar, 197

adrenaline, 165–66

adult neurogenesis theory, 177–78, 183

Adventures in Good Music with Karl Haas
(radio program), 51

adventure travel vacations, 79–81

aerobic exercise.
See
exercise; intenSati

affirmations, 95–96

boosting mood with, 94, 142, 144

for dating, 99, 100

in intenSati workout, 89–93, 94, 95–96, 104–5, 137–38, 142–43

for workouts, 95–96, 104–5

Aha! moments, 217, 218

Ah
meditation, 238–39, 241

Ailey, Alvin, 20–21

alcohol, 198–99

Alternative Uses Test, 224–25, 233

altruism, 202–3, 210

Brain Hacks, 203

Alzheimer’s Association, 69

Alzheimer’s disease, 68–69

exercise study, 116–17

symptoms of, 69

Amaral, David, 50

American Neurological Association, 43, 44

American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), 193, 194

amnesia.
See
memory loss

amygdala, 15

emotions and memory, 15, 36, 67, 75, 221–22

memory function and, 36, 42–43, 45–47, 49–50, 54–55, 67, 75, 189

mood states and, 92–93

stress function and, 169, 183

amyloid beta, 69

analogies, 233

angiogenesis, 110, 133

angular gyrus, 248

animal (rat) studies

exercise and brain function, 108–12, 115, 119–20, 123–24, 141, 147, 152–53, 155

reward system of brain, 190, 191, 198–99

stress response, 168, 175–78

animal videos, 184

antidepressants, 175

Apple, 216

arm-wrestling matches, 161

arts, and creativity, 218–19

Ashman, Teresa, 148–52

associations, formation of, and memory, 56–58, 60, 75, 76, 77

associative learning, 56–58, 60

attention, focused, 108, 221, 232, 234, 241, 246

auditory cortex Brain Hack, 38

autism, and exercise, 139–40

autonomic nervous system, and stress, 164, 165, 183

awareness

dealing with stress, 179–81

in intenSati workout, 89–91, 99

in meditation, 241, 245, 246, 258

axons, 15, 17, 53

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 31, 32

basal ganglia learning system, 98–99

Beach Boys, 31

behavioral neurophysiology, 55–56

Berlin, Amanda, 149–50

Biggest Loser, The
(TV show), 240

biking, 106

binding problem, 244–45

Blink
(Gladwell), 101

body-brain connection, 4–6, 105

harnessing power of, 91–99

in intenSati workout, 89–92, 93, 94–95, 105

body mass index (BMI), 116

Bolero
(Ravel), 226, 227, 228

Bordeaux, France, 26–36, 264

Boston University, 123

brain, parts of, 14–15.
See also specific parts of brain

“Brain and Behavior” class, at NYU, 145–46

brain and exercise class, at NYU.
See
“Can Exercise Change Your Brain?” class, at NYU

“Brain and Its Potential” class, at Berkeley, 12–15, 17

brain-body connection, 4–6, 105

harnessing power of, 91–99

in intenSati workout, 89–92, 93, 94–95, 105

brain cells, 15–17

brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), 108–9, 111–12, 133, 153, 168

Brain Hacks, 7

altruism, 203

brain enrichment, 37–39

creativity, 220, 224, 236

divergent thinking, 224

exercise, 106, 133–34, 160–61

invention, 220

meditation, 241

memory, 76–77

reward system, 203, 211

stress management, 184–85

brain imaging, 53, 54, 124–25, 191, 223, 226–27, 248

brain myths, 215–17

brain plasticity, 37, 269–70

Brain Hacks, 37–39

definition of, 18–19

enriched environment study, 17–19

exercise and, 108–15, 123

food, wine and, 33–34

London taxicab driver study, 23–25, 37

in New York City doormen, 25–26

second language acquisition and, 27, 37

brain waves, 243–45, 247

breath (breathing), 241, 246, 248

Brickman, Adam, 122, 125

Brinkman, Baba, 229

Broadway musicals, 9, 11

bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU), 123–24

Brynner, Yul, 9

Buddhism, 242–43, 245, 256

Burstein, Julie, 234

Burton, Richard, 9

cab driver study, of brain plasticity, 23–25, 37

Camelot
(musical), 9

“Can Exercise Change Your Brain?” class, at NYU, 6, 135–45, 155–57, 200–201

academic lecture/discussion, 140–41, 143–44

energy boost from, 143–44

first class introduction, 136–37

first workout, 137–39

gold standard study, 120–22

interaction with students, 140–41, 144–45

key questions, 124–26, 141–42, 146–48

results of, 143–45, 146–47

the students, 139–40

Suzuki’s initial idea for, 112–15

use of intenSati in, 142–43

caudate nucleus, 204, 205, 206

cello, 32, 262–63, 264–66

charity, 202–3, 210

children, Brain Hacks, 134, 224

Chopra, Deepak, 252–53, 261

chronic stress, 166–68

cigarette addiction, 194–95, 196, 198, 199

cingulate cortex

emotions and, 221–22

pleasure and, 191, 193

cleaning, exercising while, 134

Close, Chuck, 25

cocaine, 194–95, 196, 197

cognitive Brain Hack, 38

cognitive flexibility, 219–21

cognitive forms of creativity, 217–18

Columbia University, 122, 125

compassion, 242, 246, 259–60

Conrad, Cheryl, 157–58

Convit, Antonio, 140

Cooper, Bradley, 120

core (fundamental) pleasures, 188–89

Corkin, Suzanne, 46

correlational studies, 116–17, 119

cortisol, 95, 165–66, 167–68

Cotahuasi River, 79–81

cravings, 196–200

creating new habits, 239–41

creativity, 213–36

acting and, 230–32

Brain Hacks, 220, 224, 236

cognitive form of, 217–18

complications of studying, 224–28

definitions of, 217

as divergent thinking, 224–25

emotional side of, 218–19, 221–22

imagination’s role in, 222–23

improving, 232–33

improvisation and, 228–30

inspiration’s role in, 217, 218

meaning and forms of, 217–19

myths about, 214–16

neuroanatomy of, 219–22

Suzuki’s experience, 87, 99, 112–13, 213–14, 217–18, 233–35

creativity gurus, 232–33

critical period hypothesis, 27

Cuddy, Amy, 94–95

curiosity, and creativity, 221

Dalai Lama, 241–43, 256, 259

dancing, 20–21, 38, 82, 88–89, 97–99, 161, 184

Danner, Blythe, 71

Darwin, Charles, 191

dating, 70–71, 99–104, 127, 131, 157–60, 203–10, 254–57

dating hacks, 220

declarative memory, 46–48, 49, 52, 56, 59–60, 98–99

deliberate forms of creativity, 217–19, 221, 233–34

DeltaFosB, 196

dementia, 63, 64, 67, 68–69.
See also
memory loss

exercise study, 116–17

dendrites, 15, 17, 18, 108, 110

dendritic spine, 110

dentate gyrus, 110–12

depression, 92–93

adult neurogenesis theory of, 177–78, 183

cortisol and, 168

exercise for, 93, 148, 177, 183, 199

monoamines and, 93

in TBI patients, 148, 151

Desimone, Robert, 54–55

desire (wanting), and reward system, 189–99

desk exercises, 134

desk hacks, 220

Diamond, Marian C., 13–15, 17–22, 22, 30, 41, 58–59, 68–69, 97, 108–9

Dill (cat), 88

directed attention, 221

Dirty Dancing
(movie), 11

divergent thinking, 224–25, 232–33

Brain Hacks, 224

Doctor Flux (burlesque performer), 145–46

Dolan, Ray, 230–31

dopamine, 93, 105, 190, 193–97, 199

dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), 219–21

drug addiction, 194–97, 200

exercise for curbing, 197–99, 200

withdrawal from, 198

Dyer, Wayne, 238–39, 261

eating habits, 83–85, 86–89

eating set point, 88

Edison, Thomas, 213, 216

Einstein, Albert, 213

emotional resonance, and memory, 36, 66–68, 75

emotions

in acting, 231–32

role in creativity, 218–19, 221–22

encoding memories, 111, 125–26, 146–47

endorphins, 93–94, 105, 106

enriched environment

Brain Hacks, 37–39

brain plasticity and, 17–19

exercise and, 108–12, 133

Suzuki’s experience, in France, 26–36

entorhinal cortex, 52, 110

memory function and, 51–55, 59

environmental enrichment.
See
enriched environment

epilepsy, 42–44

episodic memories, 46–47, 48, 59, 223

Equinox Fitness, 81–84, 95–98, 103–4

erectile dysfunction, and stress, 167

evolution, 36, 75, 188, 191, 197

exercise.
See also
intenSati

addiction to, 188–89, 200

best time of day for, 154–55

on brain function.
See
exercise, and brain function