Resources for Otago Neuroscience Students
Gifts for Otago students:
Recommended Reading:
(alphabetical by author)
How Emotions are Made by Lisa Feldman Barrett (interview BS 135)
An interesting critique of the mainstream assumption that emotion is innate with great examples of how experimental design biases our conclusions
Are You Sure? The Unconscious Origins of Certaintiy by Virginia “Ginger” Campbell, MD (BS 173)
The Idea of the Brain: The Past and Future of Neuroscience by Matthew Cobb (BS 171)
An excellent, thought-provoking overview of the history of neuroscience.
Between Us How Cultures Create Emotions by Batja Mesquita (BS 199)
A convincing challenge to the assumption that emotions are "universal." This book complements Barrett's and explains why this matters.
Free Agents: How Evolution Gave Us Free Will by Kevin Mitchell (BS 213)
Challenges the mainstream view that Free Will is an illusion.
Lessons from the Lobster: Eve Marder's Work in Neuroscience by Charlotte Nassim (BS 147)
A scientific biography of neuroscience pioneer Eve Marder.
The Entangled Brain: How Perception, Cognition, and Emotion are Woven Together by Luis Pessoa (BS 209)
This book is for non-scientists but it is also a great introduction to an important, but under appreciated topic. Pessoa also gives a clear argument for why the idea of the limbic system should be abandoned.
Being You: A New Science of Consciousness by Anil Seth (BS 188)
An excellent book by the new generation of neuroscientists who are tackling the mystery of consciousness. Seth includes an important emphasis on the role of embodiment.
Mistakes Were Made (but Not by Me) by Carol Tavris (BS 175)
Introduction to cognitive dissonance, possibly the most well-replicated phenomenon of modern psychology. Once you understand how cognitive dissonance works you will see how it drives much seemingly inexplicable human behavior.
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