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# The Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time

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Depression can feel like a downward spiral, pulling you into a vortex of sadness, fatigue, and apathy. In The Upward Spiral, neuroscientist Alex Korb demystifies the intricate brain processes that cause depression and offers a practical and effective approach to getting better. Based on the latest research in neuroscience, this book provides dozens of straightforward tips you can do every day to rewire your brain and create an upward spiral towards a happier, healthier life. Whether you suffer from depression or just want a better understanding of the brain, this book offers an engaging and informative look at the neuroscience behind our emotions, thoughts, and actions. The truth is that there isn’t one big solution to depression, but there are numerous simple steps you can take to alter brain activity and chemistry. Some are as easy as relaxing certain muscles to reduce anxiety, or getting more sunlight to improve your mood. Small steps in the right direction can have profound effects―giving you the power to become your best self as you literally reshape your brain, one small change at a time.

Review: For the discerning depressive - I don't want to make any unscientific claims here, but I've found that a lot of the people I know who are depressed are also pretty smart. Which means that self-help books by celebrity rehab graduates and costumed spiritual gurus aren't going to be of any help. Another unscientific conjecture: in my experience, depressives tend to have finely tuned aesthetic sensibilities, which means reading clunky technical literature is a daunting challenge, particularly through the fog of one's symptoms. The Upward Spiral stands out from the pack for three significant reasons: 1. It's based in evidence. This book isn't made up of snake oil panaceas, or Hallmark platitudes, or overblown pep-talk rhetoric. It's built on a foundation of clinical trials and observations of the brain, as up-to-date with contemporary neuroscience as possible. 2. It reads well. The problem with writing based on scientific evidence often ends up being that the prose is dry and boring, or patronizingly dumbed-down, or frustratingly abstract. Korb is no Adam Phillips, but he writes about the structure and function of the brain more clearly than anyone else I've read in the past, frequently deploying effective analogies to familiar objects and ideas. 3. It includes advice. Another problem with some science-based texts is that knowing what synapses fire at what time doesn't really help you figure out what to do outside your skull. Korb gives a suggestion on practically every page. This book isn't going to cure you. It addresses a specific aspect of depression: the way symptoms reinforce themselves and inspire new ones, resulting in the downward spiral that drags you down to your deepest depths. The optimistic implication of the title is that just like a small trigger can drag you down, an effective intervention can start enough momentum to carry you up. I'm of the belief that if you're depressed, you probably have to figure out how and why it started, and determine what specific patterns of thought originated as a result. That means seeing a therapist or analyst, possibly for a long time. But in the meantime, you have to get yourself out of bed every day, and this book gives you some idea how. To my knowledge, it's the best of its kind.
Review: Great book! - This was a very informative book. It contained good information about how the brain works and how it's affected by outside influences. But it doesn't stop there--it also gives great advice on small changes we can make that will have positive influences on our brain and on our mood.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #131,428 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #29 in Popular Neuropsychology #46 in Depression (Books) #107 in Anxiety |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 991 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ For the discerning depressive
*by E***C on May 6, 2015*

I don't want to make any unscientific claims here, but I've found that a lot of the people I know who are depressed are also pretty smart. Which means that self-help books by celebrity rehab graduates and costumed spiritual gurus aren't going to be of any help. Another unscientific conjecture: in my experience, depressives tend to have finely tuned aesthetic sensibilities, which means reading clunky technical literature is a daunting challenge, particularly through the fog of one's symptoms. The Upward Spiral stands out from the pack for three significant reasons: 1. It's based in evidence. This book isn't made up of snake oil panaceas, or Hallmark platitudes, or overblown pep-talk rhetoric. It's built on a foundation of clinical trials and observations of the brain, as up-to-date with contemporary neuroscience as possible. 2. It reads well. The problem with writing based on scientific evidence often ends up being that the prose is dry and boring, or patronizingly dumbed-down, or frustratingly abstract. Korb is no Adam Phillips, but he writes about the structure and function of the brain more clearly than anyone else I've read in the past, frequently deploying effective analogies to familiar objects and ideas. 3. It includes advice. Another problem with some science-based texts is that knowing what synapses fire at what time doesn't really help you figure out what to do outside your skull. Korb gives a suggestion on practically every page. This book isn't going to cure you. It addresses a specific aspect of depression: the way symptoms reinforce themselves and inspire new ones, resulting in the downward spiral that drags you down to your deepest depths. The optimistic implication of the title is that just like a small trigger can drag you down, an effective intervention can start enough momentum to carry you up. I'm of the belief that if you're depressed, you probably have to figure out how and why it started, and determine what specific patterns of thought originated as a result. That means seeing a therapist or analyst, possibly for a long time. But in the meantime, you have to get yourself out of bed every day, and this book gives you some idea how. To my knowledge, it's the best of its kind.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book!
*by T***R on February 16, 2026*

This was a very informative book. It contained good information about how the brain works and how it's affected by outside influences. But it doesn't stop there--it also gives great advice on small changes we can make that will have positive influences on our brain and on our mood.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book!
*by C***R on August 6, 2017*

I'm not even done reading this book and I'm already giving it a five star review! this book is wonderful because it breaks down which part of the brain causes different aspects of depression such as pessimism or the mental filter that we use to only remember the painful experiences of the past, lack of motivation, etc. The author does so without getting too highly scientific about Brain chemistry yet explains how each of the brain parts interact with each other in the depressive cycle and make suggestions about simple things we can do to improve depression and how those brain parts create an upward spiral. Nothing he suggests I do sounds too overwhelming or difficult. this book has already really helped me a lot and gives me new information that I did not know before. This book doesn't just give you the same old information about depression. It's worth buying it and reading it because it's not the same all basic information about depression he approaches it in a different way. The benefit of all this is twofold: First, it gets me doing some of the simple tasks that help me improve depression in my brain. Second, it gets me to really realize that depression is truly an illness of brain chemistry so it helps me give myself a break and not beat myself up because I have depression and that helps my depression right there. When I'm caught in a depressive downward spiral I tend to beat myself up & that makes my depression worse right there. But, I remember the concepts in this book, that it's a brain disorder so I'm more gentle with myself and realize it's not my fault I'm depressed anymore than if I had cancer and that helps my depression improve!

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