Cognition and consciousness are not easily separable. Some psychology and neuroscience publications that I found particularly good: Gibson (1950), Ittelson (1973), Kosslyn (2005), Northoff (2004) ("Mind–body problem"), Dewey, & Bentley (1949). Particularly the first and last should get you started.

    [1]: Gibson, J. J. (1950). The perception of the visual world. Boston: Houghton Mifflin
    [2]: Ittelson, W.H. (1973). Environment and Cognition. Seminar Press, New York, NY, 187 pp
    [3]: Kosslyn, S. (2005). Mental images and the brain. Cognitive Neuropsychology, 22, 333–347
    [4]: Northoff, G. (2004). Philosophy of the brain: The brain problem. Amsterdam: J. Benjamins Pub.
    [5]: Dewey, J., & Bentley, A. F. (1949). Knowing and the known. Boston: Beacon Press