Neuroscience
101.
Mapping the three-pound universe. From synaptic firing to the emergent property of consciousness.
The Canonical Papers.
The research that shaped our understanding of the biological mind.
Towards a Neurobiological Theory of Consciousness
Francis Crick & Christof Koch
A foundational proposal on the neural correlates of consciousness, focusing on synchronized oscillations in the visual cortex.
A Default Mode of Brain Function
Marcus E. Raichle et al.
The discovery of the Default Mode Network (DMN), the brain regions active when we aren't focused on the outside world.
Language within our grasp
Giacomo Rizzolatti & Michael A. Arbib
A seminal paper proposing that mirror neurons, which bridge the gap between action and perception, provided the evolutionary basis for language.
A synaptic model of memory: long-term potentiation in the hippocampus
T.V.P. Bliss & G.L. Collingridge
The definitive look at LTP as the cellular mechanism behind learning and memory storage.
The Modularity of Mind
Jerry Fodor
A seminal work on the functional specialization of the brain, arguing for distinct mental modules.
Principles of Neural Science
Eric Kandel et al.
The 'Bible of Neuroscience' - an exhaustive resource on everything from molecular biology to behavioral science.
Beyond the
Connectome.
"The brain is a world consisting of a number of unexplored continents and great stretches of unknown territory."— Santiago Ramón y Cajal