Cover image for Blue mind : the surprising science that shows how being near, in, on, or under water can make you happier, healthier, more connected and better at what you do / Wallace J. Nichols ; foreword by Céline Cousteau.
Title:
Blue mind : the surprising science that shows how being near, in, on, or under water can make you happier, healthier, more connected and better at what you do / Wallace J. Nichols ; foreword by Céline Cousteau.
ISBN:
9780316252089
Personal Author:
Nichols, Wallace J.
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Little, Brown, 2014.

2014
Physical Description:
xviii, 333 pages ; 25 cm
Contents:
Why do we love water so much? -- Water and the brain : neuroscience and blue mind -- The water premium -- The senses, the body, and "big blue" -- Blue mind at work and play -- Red mind, gray mind, blue mind : the health benefits of water -- Blue unified : connection and water -- Only connect -- A million blue marbles.
Summary:
Discusses the importance of humans' connection to water and how people are drawn to being in, on, or around oceans, rivers, and lakes and points to recent findings in neuroscience that indicate that proximity to water can improve mood, performance, health, and success.
Subject Term:
Water -- Psychological aspects.

Neuropsychology
OCLC Number:
ocn860755417
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