This was one of Sapolsky’s first books. Its about the science, biology and endocrinology of stress. Great for those intersted in health psychology

This is a good book for students interested in going to graduate school to study neuroscience.

Jonah Lehrer is an excellent science writer. This is a great book to introduce students to neuroscience.

The future of understanding the brain and brain mapping is connectomics. This book is an introduction to this field

This provides great examples and stories to make neuroscience relevant in our everyday lives.

Dr. Firestein is a neuroscientist who also teaches a course called Ignorance. This is a great short book about how we should be approaching science and the scientific method.

Dr. Polrack discusses his facinating work in neuroimaging, discussing what fMRIs can and cannot tell us about the human mind.

David Eagleman is a neuroscientist and excellent science writing. This is a good first book for those interested in neuroscience.

This is a fantastic book on the resissance of reserach on psychadelics. Michael Pollan is a great science writer.

In this book, Maia Szalavitz writes about her experiences but also addresses the science behind addiction and addresses good and bad treatment programs.

Carl Hart is a leading researcher on recreational drugs. He takes a rather controversial but interesting perspective on drugs use.

Dr. Schwartz discusses how we make choices, and how too many choices can be bad to our mental health.

Nobel Laureate, Daniel Kahneman discusses his work on heursitics, decsion making, and thinking. A must read!

Dan Ariely is a leading voice in behavioral economics and the social influence of decision making. This an interesting and often humorous book.

Novel Laureate, Richard Thaler discusses subtle ways to” influence “nudge” behavior and choice architecture.

Dan Pink discusses the research on human motivation applied to education, economics, and work.

Dan Ariely discusses how easily misbelief and misinformation spreads. This was written in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This is a great book on the history of psychological disorders, treatment and stigma.

Each chapter is an interesting case study in psychiatry and disorders, such as a surgeon with Tourette’s syndrome, and an artist who became color blind.

This is a must-read award-winning book for those interested in mental health. It discusses how culture influences how someone receives treatment for neurological disorders.

A facinating memory of Howard Dully who received a frontal lobtomy when he was 12. This book discusses the tragic history of lobtomies.

A highly aclaimed book about an artist who develops prosopagnosia after brain surgery. (Recommended by Zhanna David, UNC Charlotte)

Stephen Jay Gould is one of the best science writers on evolution. This book deals with the history of pseudoscience of intelligence testing, phrenology, and craniometry.

This is an excellent book on the history of the misguided attempt to look for a connection between race and intellegence

This book discusses evolutionary psychology and the nature or morality.

This is an amazing book about behavioral genetics and the tremendous influence genetics has on all aspects of our psychology and psychological disorders

This is a modern book about the history of eugenics, and it still effects people today.

A great book about how we are easily persuaded by others. The topics range from car dealers to cult leaders.

A very enjoyable book about about how society shapes our self-identity. The authors describe interesting research in social psychology.

This is a great book that deals with moral psychology, economics, and the psychology of political affiliation.

A very important book on race, cultural, education, and ethnic psychology

This book discusses how the unconcious mind has a power influence on our behaviors and motivations

This is a great book on the science of free will and determinism. It also discusses the powerful influence of the unconcious mind.

This books discusses the minds of other animals and whether they also reach a level of consciousness

Thisi s a great book on the science of sleep research. Dr. Walker discusses the essential role that sleep plays in emotions, cognition, and mental health.

A fascinating book on the scientific research and neuroscience of consciousness. The author also discusses the nature of animnal consiousness and artificial consiousness.

This is a well-written book about the science of love an attachment with very interesting example stories.

Helen Fisher is one of the leading researchers and writers about the science and neuroscience of love and sex.