1. The man who mistook his wife for a hat by the neurologist Oliver Sacks is a classic and a best seller. In the book you will find quite a few short case studies of outstanding patients who can or can’t do certain things. I must stress this is a very entertaining book and perfect to get you interested in literature about the human brain.

2. The mind of a mnemonist by Aleksander Luria. This book is about a single man who could not forget anything and wh lived in a totally different world from ours, just because he had a different brain.

1. The blank slate by Steven Pinker. This book caused great outrage in the US, because it basically explains that humans are not born as a blank and they don’t become who they become due to culture and education. Rather, Pinker says, the most part of who and what we are comes with our genes, and this refers not only to our physical appearance. The book is great to read even if you already agree with this view, as it gives you a good overview of a) the arguments and b) the implications for vestern culture

2. Synaptic Self by Joseph LeDoux. This is about who are we? from a neurological point of view. There really is nothing more to say, except fo you know who you are and what the difference between you and your brain is?

3. Looking for Spinoza by Antonio Damasio. A book about what we feel, why we feel and what to do with that. This is one of the best writers in the field of neuroscience and the book will really help you understand yourself and your feelings so much better. Also very interesting for those who are curious about cognitive behavioural therapy and obviously for Spinoza fans