Nature and the Mind

An eye-opening book about how green and blue spaces can transform our thoughts and our lives. Marc Berman is a pioneering environmental neuroscientist, and he makes a compelling case that nature plays a vital role in our mental, social and physical health. * Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of THINK AGAIN and HIDDEN POTENTIAL, and host of the podcast Re:Thinking *Marc Berman is a brilliant academic star of the new nature movement and his pioneering new book, ’Nature and the Mind,’ is sure to become a seminal force in the burgeoning new field of environmental neuroscience. * Richard Louv, author of ‘Last Child in the Woods’ and ‘The Nature Principle’ *A singularly significant book… It’s brilliant and persuasive. * Kirkus *Marc Berman is the undeniable leader in the emerging field of environmental neuroscience. The studies described in this captivating book demonstrate beyond question that we are all a part of nature rather than apart from it. * Merlin Hanbury-Tenison, author of Our Oaken Bones *[Nature and the Mind] argues that coming into contact with nature on pretty much any scale –from a sprawling national park to a local garden to a greened-up indoor space – can redirect and restore our often frazzled and overwrought minds. * MEN’S HEALTH MAGAZINE *

Dr. Berman is an acclaimed psychologist who founded the field of environmental neuroscience, which aims to understand the two-way relationship between the human brain and the environment. He is the Director of the Environmental Neuroscience Laboratory at the University of Chicago.