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Brain, mind and consciousness

Psychology

Books on neuroscience, memory, emotion, language, intelligence and the problem of consciousness.

Books 74Experts 1Recommenders 46

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  1. BehaveRobert M. Sapolsky, 2017
  2. The Language InstinctSteven Pinker, 1994
  3. Why Zebras Don't Get UlcersRobert M. Sapolsky, 1994
  4. The Nurture AssumptionJudith Rich Harris, 1998
  5. The Seven Sins of MemoryDaniel L. Schacter, 2001
BehaveBehave
T1 Behave
Robert M. Sapolsky · 2017
Open LibraryGoodreads

Explains an action by tracing its causes back from neurons to hormones to evolution.

“…books I've recommended, highlighted to death, or forced on friends.” — Andrew Wilkinson

Source: Andrew Wilkinson's Bookshelf, neverenough.com

Recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson, Bill Gates, Bryan Johnson and 5 others

The Language InstinctThe Language Instinct
T2 The Language Instinct
Steven Pinker · 1994
Open LibraryGoodreads

Language as a human instinct, and what science knows of grammar and learning.

“He gave me this book called The Language Instinct, written by Steven Pinker... And Pinker proves his point pretty well.” — Charlie Munger

Source: Poor Charlie's Almanack, Talk Two: A Lesson on Elementary, Worldly Wisdom

Recommended by: Charlie Munger, Mohnish Pabrai and 1 other

Why Zebras Don't Get UlcersWhy Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
T2 Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
Robert M. Sapolsky · 1994
Open LibraryGoodreads

Chronic stress and how it affects the quality of decisions.

“it's a wonderful title and it's a wonderful book about the idea of stress” — Michael Mauboussin

Source: The Tim Ferriss Show #659 — official transcript

Recommended by: Michael Mauboussin

The Nurture AssumptionThe Nurture Assumption
T2 The Nurture Assumption
Judith Rich Harris · 1998
Open LibraryGoodreads

Why parents have less effect on how children turn out than people assume.

“the one thing that I found to be really interesting, and to some degree liberating, is the work of Judith Rich Harris” — Michael Mauboussin

Source: The Tim Ferriss Show #659 — official transcript

Recommended by: Michael Mauboussin

The Seven Sins of MemoryThe Seven Sins of Memory
T2 The Seven Sins of Memory
Daniel L. Schacter · 2001
Open LibraryGoodreads

Seven everyday ways memory fails, from fading over time to blocking a known name.

Recommended by: Shane Parrish

The Storytelling AnimalThe Storytelling Animal
T3 The Storytelling Animal
Jonathan Gottschall · 2012
Open LibraryGoodreads

Why humans tell stories: a rehearsal for life's social problems.

The Mind of a Mnemonist
T4 The Mind of a Mnemonist
Aleksandr R. Luria · 1968
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Tim Ferriss

Attention and EffortAttention and Effort
T4 Attention and Effort
Daniel Kahneman · 1973
Open LibraryGoodreads
The Origin of ConsciousnessThe Origin of Consciousness
T4 The Origin of Consciousness
Julian Jaynes · 1976
Open LibraryGoodreads

The theory that consciousness is learned, arising from a once two-chambered mind.

Recommended by: Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Adam Robinson and 3 others

The Ecological Approach to Visual PerceptionThe Ecological Approach to Visual Perception
T4 The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception
James J. Gibson · 1979
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Bret Victor

Metaphors We Live ByMetaphors We Live By
T4 Metaphors We Live By
George Lakoff · 1980
Open LibraryGoodreads

Metaphor as a basic mechanism of thought that shapes how people understand the world.

Recommended by: Nat Eliason, Matt Mullenweg, Nick Szabo and 1 other

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a HatThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
T4 The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
Oliver Sacks · 1980
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Eric Weinstein

The Society of MindThe Society of Mind
T4 The Society of Mind
Marvin Minsky · 1986
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Patrick Collison

Women, Fire, and Dangerous ThingsWomen, Fire, and Dangerous Things
T4 Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things
George Lakoff · 1987
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Matt Mullenweg

Consciousness ExplainedConsciousness Explained
T4 Consciousness Explained
Daniel C. Dennett · 1991
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

A History of the MindA History of the Mind
T4 A History of the Mind
Nicholas Humphrey · 1992
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the HDescartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain
T4 Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain
Antonio R. Damasio · 1994
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Fluid Concepts And Creative Analogies: CompuFluid Concepts And Creative Analogies: Computer Models Of The Fundamental Mechanisms Of Thought
T4 Fluid Concepts And Creative Analogies: Computer Models Of The Fundamental Mechanisms Of Thought
Douglas R. Hofstadter, Fluid Analogies Research Group · 1995
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Patrick Collison

How the Mind WorksHow the Mind Works
T4 How the Mind Works
Steven Pinker · 1997
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai, Josh Wolfe

Sex on the BrainSex on the Brain
T4 Sex on the Brain
Deborah Blum · 1997
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Ryan Holiday

Phantoms in the BrainPhantoms in the Brain
T4 Phantoms in the Brain
V.S. Ramachandran, Sandra Blakeslee · 1999
Open LibraryGoodreads

What patients with odd neurological disorders reveal about the brain and the self.

Recommended by: Tom Bilyeu

The Scientist in the CribThe Scientist in the Crib
T4 The Scientist in the Crib
Alison Gopnik · 2000
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Steve Jurvetson

Strangers to Ourselves: Discovering the AdapStrangers to Ourselves: Discovering the Adaptive Unconscious
T4 Strangers to Ourselves: Discovering the Adaptive Unconscious
Timothy D. Wilson · 2002
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who We Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who We Are
T4 Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who We Are
Joseph Ledoux · 2002
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature
T4 The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature
Steven Pinker · 2002
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Emotional DesignEmotional Design
T4 Emotional Design
Don Norman · 2003
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Nir Eyal

Everything Bad is Good for YouEverything Bad is Good for You
T4 Everything Bad is Good for You
Steven Johnson · 2004
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Ev Williams

Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the NeuroscieMind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life
T4 Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life
Steven Johnson · 2004
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai, Ev Williams

The Robot's Rebellion: Finding Meaning in thThe Robot's Rebellion: Finding Meaning in the Age of Darwin
T4 The Robot's Rebellion: Finding Meaning in the Age of Darwin
Keith Stanovich · 2004
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Wider than the Sky: The Phenomenal Gift of CWider than the Sky: The Phenomenal Gift of Consciousness
T4 Wider than the Sky: The Phenomenal Gift of Consciousness
Gerald M. Edelman · 2004
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

On IntelligenceOn Intelligence
T4 On Intelligence
Jeff Hawkins · 2005
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Patrick Collison, Ev Williams, Keith Rabois

The Wisdom Paradox: How Your Mind Can Grow SThe Wisdom Paradox: How Your Mind Can Grow Stronger As Your Brain Grows Older
T4 The Wisdom Paradox: How Your Mind Can Grow Stronger As Your Brain Grows Older
Elkhonon Goldberg · 2005
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

The Female BrainThe Female Brain
T4 The Female Brain
Louann Brizendine · 2006
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Brian Armstrong

The Naked BrainThe Naked Brain
T4 The Naked Brain
Richard Restak · 2006
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Simon Sinek

Creativity and the BrainCreativity and the Brain
T4 Creativity and the Brain
Mario Tokoro · 2007
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Ray Dalio

The Brain That Changes ItselfThe Brain That Changes Itself
T4 The Brain That Changes Itself
Norman Doidge · 2007
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Tom Bilyeu

The Really Hard Problem: Meaning in a MateriThe Really Hard Problem: Meaning in a Material World (Bradford Books)
T4 The Really Hard Problem: Meaning in a Material World (Bradford Books)
Owen J Flanagan · 2007
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Patrick Collison

The Spiritual BrainThe Spiritual Brain
T4 The Spiritual Brain
Mario Beauregard · 2007
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Ray Dalio

Brain RulesBrain Rules
T4 Brain Rules
John Medina · 2008
Open LibraryGoodreads

What brain science says about learning, sleep, stress, memory and multitasking.

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai, Nat Eliason, Bill Gates and 1 other

Mental ModelsMental Models
T4 Mental Models
Indi Young · 2008
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: David Kadavy

The Global Bell Curve: Race, IQ, and InequalThe Global Bell Curve: Race, IQ, and Inequality Worldwide
T4 The Global Bell Curve: Race, IQ, and Inequality Worldwide
Richard Lynn · 2008
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Welcome to Your BrainWelcome to Your Brain
T4 Welcome to Your Brain
Sandra Aamodt, Sam Wang · 2008
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Ray Dalio

Genius 101 (Psych 101)Genius 101 (Psych 101)
T4 Genius 101 (Psych 101)
Dean Keith Simonton · 2009
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Rapt: Attention and the Focused LifeRapt: Attention and the Focused Life
T4 Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life
Winifred Gallagher · 2009
Open LibraryGoodreads

Argues that the quality of a life depends on what a person pays attention to.

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

The ShallowsThe Shallows
T4 The Shallows
Nicholas Carr · 2010
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Nat Eliason, Iman Gadzhi

IncognitoIncognito
T4 Incognito
David Eagleman · 2011
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Ray Dalio, Tom Bilyeu

The Psychedelic Explorer's GuideThe Psychedelic Explorer's Guide
T4 The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide
James Fadiman · 2011
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Nat Eliason

Why We Believe in God(s)Why We Believe in God(s)
T4 Why We Believe in God(s)
J. Anderson Thomson · 2011
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Ray Dalio

Are We Getting Smarter?: Rising IQ in the TwAre We Getting Smarter?: Rising IQ in the Twenty-First Century
T4 Are We Getting Smarter?: Rising IQ in the Twenty-First Century
James R. Flynn · 2012
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Consciousness: An IntroductionConsciousness: An Introduction
T4 Consciousness: An Introduction
Susan Blackmore · 2012
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Nassim Nicholas Taleb

SubliminalSubliminal
T4 Subliminal
Leonard Mlodinow · 2012
Open LibraryGoodreads

How the unconscious mind shapes perception, judgement and dealings with others.

Recommended by: Nir Eyal, Ray Dalio

The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in theThe Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload
T4 The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload
Daniel J. Levitin · 2014
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai, Keith Rabois, Satya Nadella

Why Fonts MatterWhy Fonts Matter
T4 Why Fonts Matter
Sarah Hyndman · 2016
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Jeremiah Shoaf

DeviateDeviate
T4 Deviate
Beau Lotto · 2017
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Bryan Johnson

From Bacteria to Bach and BackFrom Bacteria to Bach and Back
T4 From Bacteria to Bach and Back
Daniel C. Dennett · 2017
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Ray Dalio, Esther Dyson, Vinod Khosla

How Emotions Are MadeHow Emotions Are Made
T4 How Emotions Are Made
Lisa Feldman Barrett · 2017
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Emmett Shear

How to Change Your MindHow to Change Your Mind
T4 How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan · 2018
Open LibraryGoodreads

The history and revival of psychedelic research, and the author's own trips.

Recommended by: Bill Gates, Bryan Johnson, James Cameron and 7 others

Mindful DesignMindful Design
T4 Mindful Design
Scott Riley · 2018
Open LibraryGoodreads

The brain science that matters to designers and how it shapes people's daily use.

Recommended by: Ryan Hoover

ConsciousConscious
T4 Conscious
Annaka Harris · 2019
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Matt Mullenweg

The End of GenderThe End of Gender
T4 The End of Gender
Debra Soh · 2020
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Eric Weinstein

A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of IntelligeA Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence
T4 A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence
Jeff Hawkins · 2021
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Bill Gates

DeterminedDetermined
T4 Determined
Robert M. Sapolsky · 2023
Open LibraryGoodreads

Recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson

Designing with the Mind in Mind
T4 Designing with the Mind in Mind
Jeff Johnson
Goodreads

Recommended by: Nir Eyal

From Bacteria to Back and Back: The Evolutio
T4 From Bacteria to Back and Back: The Evolution of Minds
Goodreads

Recommended by: Vinod Khosla

In Other WordsIn Other Words
T4 In Other Words
Ellen Bialystok
Goodreads

Recommended by: Tim Ferriss

Origins of Genius: Darwinian Perspectives on
T4 Origins of Genius: Darwinian Perspectives on Creativity 1st Edition
Goodreads

Creative genius explained as a Darwinian process of variation and selection.

Recommended by: Patrick Collison

Technological Nature: Adaptation and the Fut
T4 Technological Nature: Adaptation and the Future of Human Life
Goodreads

Recommended by: Patrick Collison

The Computer and the BrainThe Computer and the Brain
T4 The Computer and the Brain
Goodreads

Recommended by: Patrick Collison

The Emperor's New Mind - Concerning Computer
T4 The Emperor's New Mind - Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics
Goodreads

An argument that consciousness is not algorithmic and rests on quantum mechanics.

Recommended by: Patrick Collison

The Hand: How Its Use Shapes the Brain, Lang
T4 The Hand: How Its Use Shapes the Brain, Language, and Human Culture
Goodreads

Recommended by: Patrick Collison

The Mind–Body Problem
T4 The Mind–Body Problem
Jonathan Westphal
Goodreads

The mind-body problem from Descartes to today, and a case for neutral monism.

Recommended by: Mario Gabriele, Patrick Collison

The Quest for Consciousness: A NeurobiologicThe Quest for Consciousness: A Neurobiological Approach
T4 The Quest for Consciousness: A Neurobiological Approach
Goodreads

Recommended by: Patrick Collison

Who's in Charge?
T4 Who's in Charge?
Michael S. Gazzaniga
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Recommended by: Ray Dalio

Your Brain On Music: The Science of a Human
T4 Your Brain On Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
Goodreads

Recommended by: Vinod Khosla

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