Resources (list in progress)

Books

Kandel - neural science — The definitive neuroscience resource; Eric R. Kandel, MD (Nobel Prize, 2000)

Kandel - in search of memory — In search of a new science of mind; Eric R. Kandel, MD (Nobel Prize, 2000)

Demasio - Descartes error — Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain; Antonio Damasio, MD, PhD; Prof, Neuroscience, USC

Foundations intuition — Challenges and methods; Edited by Andreas Gloeckner, Max Planck Institute, Germany

Loewenstein-Physics in mind — A Quantum View of the Brain; Werner R. Loewenstein, PhD, Columbia, Cell Physics Lab

Phantoms in the brain — Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind; VS Ramachandran; PhD, Center for Brain and Cognition, UCSD

Kahneman - fast and slow — Daniel Kahneman, Nobel Prize, Economics, 2002; Princeton University

Feynman- time to think — Richard Feynman, Ph.D, Nobel, Physics; CalTech

Lehrer - how we decide — Unexpected discoveries of neuroscience; Jonah Lehrer, Writer; Rhodes Scholar; Columbia University, Oxford

Brown-make it stick — The Science of Successful Learning; Peter Brown, writer; Henry Roedinger, Ph.D., Mark McDaniel, Ph.D, Washington University

Medina-brain rules — 12 Principles for surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School; John Medina, Ph.D., molecular biology

Nisbett - the geography of thought — How Asians and Westerners Think Differently... and Why; Richard Nisbett, PhD, U Michigan, Yale

Immordino-Emotions, learning and the brain — Educational implications of affective neuroscience; Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, USC

Davidson - Emotional life of brain — How it affects the way you think and feel, and how to change it; Eichard Davidson, PhD, U Wisconsin-Madison

Great videos

“We are what we remember”, by the amazing Dr. Eric Kandel
(skip the first 10min of intro)

“Making your mind: Molecules, Motion, and Memory”, Howard Hughes Memorial Institute, by the amazing Dr. Eric Kandel

“Memories are made of this”, Howard Hughes Memorial Institute, by the amazing Dr. Eric Kandel
You can also play it here: and use the topic list and search

Eric Kandel: Creativity, Your Brain, and the Aha! Moment
“, by the amazing Dr. Eric Kandel (skip the first 10min of intro)

“The Neuroscience of Memory – Eleanor Maguire, Royal Institution

Eric Kandel: “Unconscious Decision Making”< Big Think

Articles – best source for evolving science

Sciam-Evolution of Creativity — Critical Thinking is best taught outside the classroom; Scientific American; March 2013

Scientific American - April 2015 — Memories may not live in the neuron's synapses; Scientific American, April 2015

ScieAm Memory engineering Jun 2013 — The Era of Memory Engineering Has Arrived; How neuroscientists can call up and change a memory; Scientific American, Jul 30, 2013

SciAm - Memories can be edited - 2014 — Memories Can Be Edited: New advances in changing memories; Scientific American, May 2014

Scientific American - Jan 2014 — How Unconscious Thought and Perception Affect Our Every Waking Moment; Scientific American, Jan 2014

Scientific American - Mar 2014 — How thoughts and emotions arise; Rafael Yuste, Columbia University, as published in Scientific American, Mar 2014

Scientific American - Jun 2014 — How the brain makes and breaks habits; Scientific American, Jun 2014

Courses

Novella - Deceptive mind — A scientific Guide o Critical Thinking Skills; Steven Novella, MD, Georgetown, Yale, Clinical neurology

Stevens- Games people play — Game Theory in Life, Business and Beyond; Scott Stevens, Ph.D, James Madison U

Puccio - Creative thinker toolkit — Gerard Puccio, Ph.D. Manchester; SUNY Buffalo, Chair

EdX — "The Science of Everyday Thinking"; EdX course; University of Queensland

Sopolsky - Biology and bahavior — The neurological Origins of Individuality; Robert Sopolsky, Ph.D, Stanford

Other