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A paradigm-shifting journey into the brain that dismantles everything you thought you knew about human feeling. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with How Emotions Are Made.
- intellectually stimulating
- inquisitive
- thought-provoking
- 01
Seven and a Half Lessons about the Brain
Lisa Feldman Barrett
A brisk, mind-expanding tour through the gray blob between your ears that shatters popular myths about human behavior.
- 02
Molecules of emotion
Candace B. Pert · 1997
A passionate, paradigm-shifting journey into the microscopic architecture of human feeling.
- 03
The brain
David Eagleman
A mind-expanding journey into the dark, silent fortress of the skull to discover how biological matter constructs our entire reality.
- 04
Beyond the Brain
Louise Barrett
A paradigm-shifting exploration that pulls the mind out of the skull and scatters it into the body and the surrounding world.
- 05
A Thousand Brains
Jeff Hawkins
A cerebral exploration of how the mind works and what it means for the future of thinking machines.
- 06
Conscious
Annaka Harris
A brief, mind-bending plunge into the deepest mystery of the universe: the fact that you are experiencing it at all.
- 07
Social Intelligence
Daniel Goleman · 2006
An illuminating journey into the hidden neural pathways that make us fundamentally wired for human connection.
- 08
Consciousness
Susan Blackmore · 2003
A dizzying, rigorous dismantling of everything you thought you knew about your own mind and sense of self.
- 09
Chatter
Ethan Kross
A clarifying look inside your own head that turns your worst inner critic into a manageable, even helpful, companion.
- 10
The anatomy of violence
Adrian Raine
A chilling, scientifically grounded exploration of the biological roots of human evil that will fundamentally alter how you view free will.
- 11
Livewired
David Eagleman
A thrilling, metaphor-rich surf along the leading edge of neuroscience that will completely change how you view your own mind.
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Emotional development and emotional intelligence
Peter Salovey
A rigorous yet deeply practical exploration of how we can teach children to understand and harness their own feelings.
