A World Appears
Michael Pollan
Published 2026
320 pages
The most popular cognitive psychology books of 2026
Cognitive psychology is the study of how we think. Attention, memory, perception, language and decision-making are its subjects, along with the biases that trip us up. Many popular books on thinking fast, slow or better draw on this field. Those sit beside more academic introductions. This list shows the ones first published in 2026.
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Base Notes
Adelle Stripe
Published 2026
288 pages
How We Think
Marius S. Ostrowski
Published 2026
320 pages
The Powerful Primate
Roland Ennos
Published 2026
367 pages
Cooperation in Prisoners' Dilemmas The Basic Case of One-Shot Prisoners' Dilemmas
Ronald A. Heiner
Published 2026
250 pages
The Invincible Brain The Clinically Proven Plan to Age-Proof Your Brain and Stay Sharp for Life
Majid Fotuhi
Published 2026
352 pages
Night Brilliance The Sleep Thinker's Guide to Powerful Problem-Solving
Eric Maisel
Published 2026
120 pages
Reasoning with Concepts Conceptual Spaces as a Framework
Peter Gärdenfors, Matias Osta-Velez
Published 2026
240 pages
Cognition, Culture, and Political Momentum
Published 2026
456 pages
Low Vision Living with Vision Loss
Gordon E. Legge, Distinguished McKnight University Professor Gordon E Legge
Published 2026
320 pages
Speaking in Pictures A Vision of Language
Neil Cohn
Published 2026
328 pages
Physiological Psychology
Shuzhi Lin, ZHENG. LIN SHEN (SHUZHI.)
Published 2026
650 pages
Objective Mental Reality- The 'Dark Matter' of the Social Sciences Volume 1
Sergey Ernestovich Polyakov
Published 2026
246 pages
How to Be a (Happy) Skeptic
Massimo Pigliucci
Published 2026
336 pages
Language and Memory Methods, Scales and Stakes
Thomas Van de Putte, Tommaso M. Milani, Natalie Braber, Sophie van den Elzen
Published 2026
288 pages
Time, Tripods, Textiles, and Trees Metaphors and Metonyms That Construct the Homeric Odyssey
Aldo Bottino
Published 2026
200 pages
The Rational Use of Cognitive Resources
Thomas L. Griffiths, Falk Lieder, Frederick Callaway
Published 2026
272 pages
Statistical Decision Theory in Perception and Cognition Signal Detection and General Recognition Theories
F. Gregory Ashby
Published 2026
384 pages
Between Fixed and Fickle Why Our Moral Views Keep Changing
Audun Dahl
Published 2026
224 pages
Learning Disabilities Your Questions Answered
Sarah Boslaugh
Published 2026
160 pages
Think Before You Think Executive Function, What It Is and How to Use It Better
Adrian Owen
Published 2026
288 pages
Big Trust Rewire Self-Doubt, Find Your Confidence, and Fuel Success
Shadé Zahrai, Fayçal Sekkouah
Published 2026
352 pages
Thinking for Success 52 Stories That Upgrade Your Thinking to Boost Productivity, Problem-Solving, and Relationships
John Knowlton
Published 2026
150 pages
Pointing Culture, Development, and Evolution
Kim A. Bard, David A. Leavens, Mark A. Krause
Published 2026
425 pages