Rewire Your Brain: Think Your Way to a Better Life

See also
sleep
Ratey, John, 121, 124
receptors, touch and, 147–148
“redneck,” 100
reinforcement, 39, 40
relaxation posture, for meditation, 198
relaxation response, 36–38, 
195–198
repetition, 9
resiliency, 165–168
aging and, 176–181
attitude and, 168–175
social support and, 181–185
respiratory system, 37–38
restless leg syndrome, 133
retrieval, memory and, 79
ribonucleic acid (RNA), 123
“right-brain” people, 3. 
See also
hemispheres of brain
Ritalin, 8
Rizzolatti, Giacomo, 159
Rockefeller University, 95
Romanian orphans, nurturance and, 
148–152
room temperature, 132
Rotterdam, the Netherlands (nutrition 
study), 113
Rush University Medical Center, 116
Rutter, Michael, 149, 155
sadness, 49. 
See also
depression
safety behavior, 39, 40
science, exercise and, 125
Scientifi c American Mind,
57
seasonal affective disorder (SAD), 54
second-messenger system, 109
secure attachment, 153–157
self-assessment, 22–24
self-hypnosis, 195–196
self-talk, 43
Seligman, Martin, 169
semantic memory, 75–79
Seminoles, 176
septal region, 162
serotonin, 7–8
depression and, 54, 63
exercise and, 121
nutrition and, 94, 99, 100, 108
See also
neurotransmitters
set point, affective-style, 171–172
shortness of breath, 38
short-term memory. 
See
working 
memory
shoulds/should nots, 58
Simonides, 81
simple carbohydrates, 133
skin, touch and, 147–148
sleep, 117–119
aging and, 176–177
circadium rhythm and, 128–129
insomnia and, 130–132, 133–139
memory and, 85
sleep deprivation, 129–130
sleep hygiene, 132–133
stages of, 127–128
See also
exercise
smiling, 50, 52
“social brain,” 16, 142, 146–147. 
See 
also
orbital frontal cortex (OFC)
social medicine, 59–60, 141–147
bonding and attachment, 152–157
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empathy and, 157–160
love and, 160–163
nurturance and, 148–152
resiliency and, 181–185
touch and, 147–148
somatosensory cortex, 158, 201–202
soul mate concept, 160–161
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science 
of Exercise and the Brain
(Ratey), 121
spatial skill, 5
speaking, mirror neurons and, 
157–158. 
See also
language
spindle cells, 13–17, 160
Stanford University, 132
states, neuroplasticity and, 172
stem cells, 123–124, 126, 130
stimulation, memory and, 86
storage, memory and, 79
story links, 80, 82
strange situation, 153
stress
cortisol and, 31–32
exercise and, 119
false alarms and, 29–34 (
See also
amygdala)
mindful attitude for, 194–195, 196
moderating anxiety and, 34–36
nutrition and, 93, 95
stress hardiness, 173
stretching, 54–55, 196–197
striatum, 50–51
stroke, 51
sugar, 94–97
super mirror neurons, 159
supplements, nutritional. 
See
nutrition
support, social. 
See
social medicine
Swansea University, 97
Sweden (nutrition study), 115
sympathetic nervous system, 15, 36, 
42. 
See also
parasympathetic 
nervous system
synapses, 7
plasticity of, 8–10 (
See also
neuroplasticity)
synaptic consolidation, 130
Taiwan (aging study), 182
temperature
body temperature, 129
room temperature, 132
temporal lobe, 4, 203
Theory of Mind (ToM), 159–160
therapeutic back massage, 147–148
theta brain waves, 124, 127
thiamine (vitamin B
1
), 99–100, 102
“thinking in shades of gray,” 59
thyroid, 141
thyroxine, 98, 141
Tibetan monks, meditation by, 17, 202
tiredness, exercise and, 121–122
topical system. 
See
loci
touch, 147–148
trace elements, 104–106
traits, 172
transcranial magnetic stimulation 
(TMS), 10
trans-fatty acids, 107, 115
Trends in International Mathematics 
and Science Study, 125
triglycerides, 114
tyrosine, 97, 99
unity, 204
University of California at Berkeley, 153
University of Chicago, 172–173
University of Connecticut, 57
University of Pennsylvania, 169–170
University of Virginia, 178
University of Wisconsin, 171, 201–202
unsaturated fat, 114
Vaillant, George, 180–181
Valium, 7, 63, 121
vascular endothelial growth factor 
(VEGF), 122, 123, 126
vasopressin, 163
vegans, 101
Vesta, 8
Vipassana, 199
visualization
memory and, 83
mental practice and exercise, 126–127
mindful attitude and, 195–196
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visual skill, 5
vitamins, 98–104
B, 99–100, 101–102, 133
C, 102–103
E, 103–104
sleep and, 133
voluntary exercise, 124
walking, 178
weight gain, sleep and, 129
white noise, 133
wine. 
See
alcohol
wisdom, resiliency and, 182–184
working memory, 70, 73–74
“worry circuit,” 41–42
Wurtman, Richard, 98
Yale University, 97
Yerkes-Dobson curve, 35–36
yoga, 196–197
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John Arden has published eleven other books: two on the neurody-
namic study of consciousness, six self - help books, one critique of 
contemporary society, and two books on brain - based therapy. 
His fi rst book,
Consciousness, Dreams, and Self,
was awarded the 
1997 Outstanding Academic Book Award by
Choice,
a publication of 
the American Library Association. An international panel of jurists 
nominated his second book,
Science, Theology, and Consciousness,
for 
the Templeton Prize award funded by the Templeton Foundation. 
His six self 
- help books are
Surviving Job Stress, 
Improving 
Your Memory For Dummies, Stop Spoiling That Man, Conquering 
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
(with Dr. Victoria Beckner),
Heal Your 
Anxiety Workbook,
and
Heal Your OCD Workbook
(with Dr. Daniel 
DalCorso). His book
America ’ s Meltdown: Creating the Lowest 
Common Denominator Society
explored the degradation of the 
fabric of American society. John is also the lead author (with Lloyd 
Linford) of
Brain - Based Therapy with Adult
s
and 
Brain - Based 
Therapy with Children and Adolescents.
Arden has a background in neuropsychology and is the Director 
of Training in Mental Health at the Kaiser Permanente Medical 
Centers. In this capacity, he oversees one of the largest mental 
health training programs in the world, which operates in twenty - four 
medical centers throughout Northern California. He also practices