Despite the spooky season, this isn't actually a book list about brain-eating zombies. These books explore how the brain works (and when it doesn't) and what that tells us about our own sense of self. Are we really who we think we are?
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Voices Within
Hallucinations
The Idea of the Brain
The Past and Future of Neuroscience
Being You
A New Science of Consciousness
A Sense of Self
Memory, the Brain, and Who We Are
How Emotions Are Made
The Secret Life of the Brain
The Experience Machine
How Our Minds Predict and Shape Reality
The Neuroscience of You
How Every Brain Is Different and How to Understand Yours
| # | Title | Subtitle | Author(s) | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind | My Tale of Madness and Recovery | Barbara K Lipska and Elaine McArdle | 2019 | |
| 2 | Voices Within | Charles Fernyhough | 2016 | ||
| 3 | Hallucinations | Oliver Sacks | 2013 | ||
| 4 | The Idea of the Brain | The Past and Future of Neuroscience | Matthew Cobb | 2020 | |
| 5 | Being You | A New Science of Consciousness | Anil Seth | 2021 | |
| 6 | A Sense of Self | Memory, the Brain, and Who We Are | Veronica O'Keane | 2021 | |
| 7 | How Emotions Are Made | The Secret Life of the Brain | Lisa Feldman Barrett | 2018 | |
| 8 | The Experience Machine | How Our Minds Predict and Shape Reality | Andy Clark | 2024 | |
| 9 | The Neuroscience of You | How Every Brain Is Different and How to Understand Yours | Chantel Prat | 2022 |