The following reads draw on research fields including cognitive science, neuropsychology and philosophy of mind that cover studies in human emotion, memory and social intelligence.

Antonio Damasio Descartes’ Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain

Gerald Edelman Second Nature: Brain Science and Human Knowledge

Gerald Edelman Wider than the Sky: The Phenomenal Gift of Consciousness

Daniel Goleman Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships

Marco Iacoboni Mirroring People: The Science of Empathy and How We Connect with Others

Joseph LeDoux Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who We Are

Joseph LeDoux The Emotional Brain: The Mysterious Underpinnings of Emotional Life

Jeffrey Schwartz and Sharon Begley The Mind and the Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force