Further Reading

General

  • Brockman, J. The Mind. HarperCollins, 2011. Essays on various aspects of the mind.
  • Eagleman, D. The Brain: The Story of You. Pantheon, 2015. Popular treatment based on the PBS series.
  • Gregory, R. Eye and Brain. 5th ed. Princeton University Press, 1997. Classic popular book focusing on visual perception.
  • Gregory, R. Oxford Companion to the Mind. 2nd ed. Oxford University Press, 2004. An encyclopedic volume of over one thousand pages with alphabetical entries by over three hundred authors.
  • Gregory, R. Seeing through Illusions. Oxford, 2009. What illusions tell us about how the brain perceives the world.
  • Pinker, S. How the Mind Works. Norton, 1997. Overview of the mind’s operation.
  • Ramachandran, V. S. The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist’s Quest for What Makes Us Human. Norton, 2011. A book focusing largely on neuropsychological case studies.
  • Ramachandran, V. S., and S. Blakeslee. Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind. William Morrow, 1998. Interesting accounts of neuropsychological case studies.
  • Sacks, O. The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. Picador, 1986. Fascinating cases of brain damage made accessible to the general reader.
  • Wenk, G. L. The Brain: What Everyone Needs to Know. Oxford University Press, 2017. A series of 112 questions relevant to what the brain does.

More Focused

  • Ariely, D. Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions. HarperCollins, 2009.
  • Barrett, L. F. How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017.
  • Beilock, S. How the Body Knows Its Mind: The Surprising Power of the Physical Environment to Influence How You Think and Feel. Simon & Schuster, 2015.
  • Blackmore, S. Conversations on Consciousness. Oxford University Press, 2005. A number of experts chime in.
  • Davidson, R. J., and S. Begley. The Emotional Life of Your Brain: How Its Unique Patterns Affect the Way You Think, Feel and Live—and How You Can Change Them. Hudson Street Press, 2012.
  • Duhring, C. The Power of Habit. Random House, 2012. Focuses on habitual behaviors in personal life and business practices.
  • Editors of Scientific American. Remember When: The Science of Memory. Scientific American, 2013. A selection of interviews and articles about various aspects of memory.
  • Editors of Scientific American. The Secrets of Consciousness. Scientific American, 2013. Articles from Scientific American that focus on consciousness.
  • Engelman, D. Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain. Pantheon, 2011. Wide-ranging description of the experiences and behaviors associated with unconscious brain processes.
  • Evans, Jonathan St. B. T. Thinking and Reasoning: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2017.
  • Fernyhough, C. Pieces of Light: How the New Science of Memory Illuminates the Stories We Tell about Our Pasts. HarperCollins, 2013.
  • Gazzaniga, M. Who’s in Charge? Free Will and the Science of the Brain. HarperCollins, 2011.
  • Gigerenzer, G. Risk Savvy: How to Make Good Decisions. Oxford University Press, 2014.
  • Goldberg, E. The New Executive Brain: The Frontal Lobes in a Complex World. Oxford University Press, 2009. Goldberg’s view of the functioning of the frontal lobes with respect to executive functions.
  • Iacoboni, M. Mirroring People: The New Science of How We Connect with Others. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009.
  • Jackendoff, R. A User’s Guide to Thought and Meaning. Oxford University Press, 2012.
  • Johnston, E., and L. Olson. The Feeling Brain: The Biology and Psychology of Emotions. Norton, 2015.
  • Kahneman, Daniel. Thinking Fast and Slow. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012. Focuses on problem-solving, reasoning, and decision-making.
  • Kandel, E. R. In Search of Memory. Norton, 2006.
  • Klingberg, T. The Overflowing Brain. Oxford University Press, 2009.
  • Lieberman, M. D. Social: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect. Crown, 2013.
  • Markman, Art. Smart Thinking: Three Essential Keys to Solve Problems, Innovate, and Get Things Done. Penguin, 2012. Focuses on learning, problem-solving, and creativity.
  • Mischell, W. The Marshmallow Test. Little, Brown, 2014. Relevant to self-control.
  • Montgomery, S. The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness. Atria, 2015.
  • Nisbett, R. Mindware: Tools for Smart Thinking. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
  • Pessoa, L. The Cognitive-Emotional Brain. MIT Press, 2013.
  • Redish, A. D. The Mind within the Brain: How We Make Decisions and How Those Decisions Go Wrong. Oxford University Press, 2013.
  • Robison, J. E. Switched On: A Memoir of Brain Change and Emotional Awakening. Spiegel & Grau, 2016.
  • Schacter, D. L. The Seven Sins of Memory. Houghton Mifflin, 2001.