MURFREESBORO — Shake
off the winter blues by learning how to use the body to strengthen the mind at
an enlightening MTSU lecture.
Dr. John Ratey, associate clinical professor of psychology
at Harvard Medical School, will talk about how to energize the brain through
exercise and physical activity at 6 p.m. Monday, March 21, in the Student Union
Ballroom. A printable campus parking map is available at http://tinyurl.com/MTSUParkingMap.
Ratey, an internationally recognized expert in
neuropsychology, has published more than 60 peer-reviewed articles and eight
books, including “Driven to Distraction” and “Spark: The Revolutionary New
Science of Exercise and the Brain.”
One of the world’s foremost authorities on the brain-fitness
connection, Ratey has embarked on a worldwide quest to get schools,
corporations and individuals to use exercise for achieving peak performance and
optimum mental health.
Ratey’s appearance originally was scheduled for Feb. 1, but
it was postponed because of a university shutdown due to inclement weather. It
is sponsored by the MTSU Distinguished Lecture Series, the MTSU departments of
psychology and health and human performance and the Tennessee Association for
Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.
This event is free and open to the public. For more
information, contact Kristi Phillips, instructor in the Department of Health
and Human Performance, at 615-904-8326 or kristi.phillips@mtsu.edu.
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