Joseph LeDoux: The Synaptic Self
The Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who We Are, from the Amazon description: “[The writer] believes the answer [to the question “What makes us who we are?”] rests in the synapses, key players in the brain’s intricately designed communication system. In other words, the pathways by which a person’s “hardwired” responses (nature) mesh with his or her unique life experience (nurture) determine that person’s individuality.”