Like I’m sure a lot of people on here, I’m fascinated by the inner workings of the brain and in particular how memory works. Looking for solid scientific content without going full textbook.
I'm very interested in cognitive biases, some of the writing in that area has some interesting takeaways on the pitfalls of memory:<p>- _Mistakes Were Made (but Not by Me)_ - Tavris & Aronson<p>- _Thinking, Fast and Slow_ - Kahneman<p>Both of these are more "popular science" writing than "solid scientific" writing, however.
I like "Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who We Are" by Joseph Ledoux. It's less pop science and gets into some detail about how our neurons work at the cellular level. He's not afraid to use doodles to communicate ideas and I found the whole thing a really pleasant read as a neuroscience undergraduate student. The only thing worth noting is it's from 2002, so it's drawing on older research and examples from the field.
I found David Eagleman's books, especially Incognito, to be really good introduction to how the brain works.<p>"Proust was a Neuroscientist" is a delightful look at how non-scientists throughout history (artists, dancers, writers) have intuited truths about how parts of the brain work that have since been proven by science.
While the other recommendations are great, they are more psychologically focused.<p>Check out Eric Kandel's "In Search of Memory".
I really can't recommend it enough. He talks about his early work with aplysia and contemporary research into the basis of memory.
Marvin Minsky's "The Society of Mind". Nice web version [1]<p>[1]: <a href="http://aurellem.org/society-of-mind/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://aurellem.org/society-of-mind/</a>