Every book named across the blog, in one place — not a definitive list, just a nod to the people whose work this site keeps drawing on. More will be added as they come up.
The neuroscience of sleep, laid out in full — including the amygdala-reactivity finding referenced in the sleep post below.
The science of how exercise reshapes brain chemistry — BDNF, neurogenesis, and mood, explained in depth.
Simple, century-old financial principles, still holding up — pay yourself first, live deliberately, seek real advice.
A modern classic on presence and the mind's tendency to live anywhere but the current moment — referenced alongside a real Harvard study in the piece below.
A 1905 text on breath and the nervous system, referenced in the piece on breathing below — public domain, and surprisingly ahead of its time.
A simplified but genuinely useful model for the split between emotional and rational thinking — the "Chimp" and the "Human" — referenced in the piece on the limbic system below.
Forensic psychiatrist Gwen Adshead's work with violent offenders — referenced in the piece on masculinity and violence below.