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John J. Ratey

Nascido: April 07, 1948 – Rochester, Pennsylvania, United States

John J. Ratey is an American psychiatrist and Harvard Medical School associate clinical professor of psychiatry who writes about ADHD, neuropsychiatry, and the effects of exercise on brain health. He is best known for Spark and, with Edward M. Hallowell, Driven to Distraction, books that helped popularize these subjects for broad audiences.

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John J. Ratey built his career by linking psychiatry to everyday life. Raised in Beaver, Pennsylvania, he was first shaped by tennis, which helped carry him to Colgate University, where he studied philosophy as a Washburn Scholar. After working at Harvard’s Massachusetts Mental Health Center, he completed premedical studies in Boston, earned his M.D. at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and returned to Harvard for psychiatric training. He became inpatient chief resident and later assistant director of residency and medical student training, while beginning research on aggression, autism, and attention disorders. ((https://www.johnratey.com/aboutus.php?utm_source=openai))

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Exercise helps increase our ability to regulate our emotions and improves neuroplasticity, which means it improves the environment for our brain cells to grow
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At any age, exercise increases time on task and boosts executive function, which includes working memory, sorting, sequencing, imagining, consequence evaluation — all factors that are important in the classroom
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We obviously have a health care crisis with the increase of obesity among our kids in general. But I think people are recognizing that movement is not just for the body; it has an impact in our brains
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Most educators think that physical education is really just about teaching people how to do sports. It isn’t about Friday Night Lights, but about getting all the kids as fit as possible
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At a time when the importance of STEM is being emphasized, administrators should note that the more fit a person is, the better they’re going to be able to do in math and science
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They’re finding that when children are actually exercising is the best time for them to learn difficult math or language principles that require a lot of brain power, whether it’s memorization or manipulation of information
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This has led to this sort of sedentary culture that we have and it’s literally killing us
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It’s a mismatch on what we’re supposed to be doing according to our genes
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Fit students are better students: more receptive, more cooperative, they have better attention and better capacity as they actually learn quicker and test better
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We’re missing that kind of playful movement interaction, as well as the social aspect. We all need to remember how important play was in our lives
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Vozes da Comunidade

"John J. Ratey takes a step in the right direction with an introduction to neuroscience that sticks to a man-on-the-street vocabulary"

The New Yorker

"John J. Ratey is a conscientious guide, pointing out the intricate routes by which human brains navigate behavior"

Kirkus Reviews

"After a careful and informative introduction to A.D.D., John J. Ratey answers questions in a presentation that is slow, clear, and thoughtful"

AudioFile

"John J. Ratey synthesized volumes of research for his intriguing 2008 book Spark"

The Washington Post

"Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey team up again for this encouraging survey on attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder"

Publishers Weekly

"John J. Ratey gives readers yet another reason to get active: exercise has a profound impact on cognitive abilities"

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"John J. Ratey and Richard Manning outline the mental and physical benefits of living more like our hunter-gatherer ancestors"

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