A significant body of work has investigated the effects of acute exercise, defined as a single
bout of physical activity, on mood and cognitive functions in humans. Several excellent …

Trauma can be repeated on behavioral, emotional, physiologic, and neuroendocrinologic
levels. Uncontrollable disruptions of attachment bonds are central in the trauma response …

Physical exercise is generally beneficial to all aspects of human and animal health, slowing
cognitive ageing and neurodegeneration. The cognitive benefits of physical exercise are …

What is the biological function of daily mood variations? What is the relationship between
mood and such factors as exercise, time of day, nutrition, stress, and illness? Drawing on his …

Several meta-analyses examining the effects of exercise on depression have been criticized
for including studies of poor methodological integrity. More recent meta-analyses addressed …

Although laughter forms an important part of human non-verbal communication, it has
received rather less attention than it deserves in both the experimental and the …

It is well known that music arouses emotional responses. In addition, it has long been
thought to play an important role in creating a sense of community, especially in small scale …

Exercise can become a compulsive behaviour and harmful to an individual. This review
proposes diagnostic criteria for 'exercise dependence'to facilitate recognition in Sports …

Abstract [This book] also points out the need for a major reevaluation of prevalent, but futile,
treatment methods and of harmful public policies, all based on incorrect assumptions about …

Environmental enrichment (EE) and voluntary exercise (VEx) have consistently been shown
to increase adult hippocampal neurogenesis and improve spatial learning ability. Although it …