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1 Baddeley, A. (2018). Exploring Working Memory: Selected Works of Alan Baddely. Oxford, UK: Routledge. A retrospective of the most important articles by Alan Baddeley, commonly considered the central figure in the development of working memory theory over the last 50 years.

2 Berridge, K. C., & Kringelbach, M. L. (2015). Pleasure systems in the brain. Neuron, 86(3), 646–664. Reviews evidence that various types of pleasure we feel—from using addictive drugs, listening to music, experiencing romantic love, or eating delicious food—all have a common anatomic basis in the brain.

3 Kidd, C., & Hayden, B. Y. (2015). The psychology and neuroscience of curiosity. Neuron, 88(3), 449–460. An overview of contemporary theories of curiosity, focusing on the idea that curiosity evolved to ensure that animals, including humans, learn about their environment. We are maximally curious when we think the environment offers the greatest opportunity to learn.

4 Long, N. M., Kuhl, B. A., & Chun, M. M. (2018). Memory and attention. Stevens' Handbook of Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience, 1–37. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. You probably didn't need to be convinced that paying attention is a prerequisite for learning. This chapter offers much more detail and, as you'd expect, some caveats and complications.

5 Willingham, D. T., & Riener, C. (2019). Cognition: The Thinking Animal, 4. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. This is a college-level textbook on cognitive psychology that can serve as an introduction to the field. It assumes no background, but it is a textbook, so although it is thorough, it might be a bit more detailed than you want.