Reddit reviews The Biology of Love

There's an entire bookshelf of interesting material on the topic. I liked Jaynes' book mostly for his rather startling description of the many things we can do WITHOUT conscious attention. Of the books I've read lately on the subject, I am especially impressed with A Universe Of Consciousness: How Matter Becomes Imagination by Gerald Edelman and Giulio Tononi (also available for Kindle). This is the first description of how the brain works to create consciousness that sounds like a complete, viable theory to me. Hofstadter, Dennett, Humphreys, and plenty of others are interesting reads, but Edelman and Tononi stand out. For another approach to consciousness -- in this case brain biology in regards repression, emotional health or illness, and related topics, I recommend The Biology of Love by Dr. Arthur Janov; a much lower-priced Kindle version is also available for this title. Both Edelman/Tononi and Janov reference a great deal of relevant research.