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Check out Amygdaloids' upcoming shows with Joe and Daniela's lectures on fear in March, April and June.

PODCAST(Feb.5th, 2010): The Neuroscience Rocker: Inside the LeDoux Lab - An interview with Joseph LeDoux

The Amygdaloids appear in The Hidden Face of Fear. (Jan.16, 2010)

The Amygdaloids performed at Kenny's Castaways for the third time on Wednesday, Dec 23, 2009.Watch the <video>

A cocktail reception in honor of Joe's 60th Birthday: On December 11, 2009, Joe's friends and the NYU community celebrated Joe's 60th Birthday in Hemmerdinger Hall, NYU.The reception started with birthday toasts to Joe from our guest speakers, followed by performances by The Amgydaloids and their guest performers. Watch the <video> and the <slide show>

Daniela featured in Discover Magazine: Daniela is the subject of an article on her science in the Phelps/LeDoux lab and her drumming for The Amygdaloids. Read the article in Nov issue of Discover

The Amygdaloids return to Kenny's Castaways --Wed Oct 28 @ 7pm.
Bring your friends and tell everyone you know. Click the MAP for the directions

The Neurology of fear: An Exclusive Interview With Joseph LeDoux on constructinghorror.com.

East Coast rocker-scientists swap labs for stage : An article on MSN Entertainment describing how LeDoux bundles his music and research together.(8/20/2009)

Amygdaloid's on Sept 24: Please join us at Kenny's Castaways on Thurs Sept 24 at 8 pm sharp. Only 1 set so don't be late.

      Kenny's Castaways, the legendary rock club, has been at 157 Bleecker St, between Thompson and Sullivan, since 1967.
      We will be introducing our new bass player, Gerald McCollam. Like Joe, Gerald is a Louisiana natvie, and has swamp blues and Cajun music in his blood. He has worked and stuided at NYU over the past several years, is an accomplished musician, and also makes guitars in his spare time.
       Nina has left us (in body but not spirit) to pursue new career options. We wish her well and hope she'll pop into our gigs when she is in town and sit in on a song or two


The Amygdaloids: Another chance to hear The Amygdaloids - If you missed out the recent show at Lakeside Lounge, don't fret. Here's another chance.
---------- Tuesday June 16, 8:00-9:00 PM at Spike Hill, Williamsburg.
We'll be joined by Jeff Peretz on lead guitar (Posted June 4, 2009)

Joseph LeDoux's posters on THE HUFFINGTON POST


*FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH: Joseph LeDoux's Exploits on Sabbatical at Cambridge

*Brainstorm CD release and bon voyage party - June 2, Lakeside Lounge, 162 Avenue B (between 10th & 11th)
Join us to celebrate the release of Brainstorm, our new CD featuring duets by Rosanne Cash on 2 songs. We are also saying good-bye to Daniela (drums) and Nina (bass) who are leaving NY for the real world. The Amygdaloids will continue, perhaps with new personnel later in the year. But let's not worry about that now. We’ll be there from 8pm until closing. Music starts around 9:15. Mark your calendars. It will be a blow out celebration.

*The Rock-It Science Festival:Rock It Science will feature The Amygdaloids and other bands made up of scientists, and lots of great guest artists: Lenny Kaye, Dee Snider, The Kennedys, Peter Holsapple, Gary Lucas, Steve Wynn, Dan Levitin, and more.

Where: Highline Ballroom
When: Tues March 3, 2009
For Tickets Click Timeout and Metromix.

*BRAINSTORM: The amygdaoids' second CD is coming soon. Check out the CD cover and new songs HERE!

*Discover Magazine Video: The rock star-neuroscience professor talks about erasing memories, why amnesiacs remember things best, and letting evolution do our thinking. Watch the <Video>

*Rock-It Science Festival: Rock-It Science is a musical event celebrating the interface between music and science. It will take place on the evening of March 3, 2009 in New York City.

*Fearful Brains in an Anxious World: (Nov 11, 2008 • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM) An Evening with Joseph LeDoux An Evening with Joseph LeDoux. Sponsored by: Science & the City. Listen the<Audio> and View the<slide show>.

*The Amygdaloids: neuroscience and rock 'n' roll.(Saturday, October 11, 2008) An article from selfabsorbedboomer.blogspot.

*June 24, 2008. The Amygdaloids started working on a new CD :
We just emerged from 6 days in a basement studio in East Hampton. We recorded solid tracks for 15 new songs to be on our next CD, Brainstorm. Stay tuned.

*Musical Brains (April 11, 2008): An article published in "Yediot Ahronot" - one of the primary newspapers in Israel, includes an interview with the band about the link between music and research, after their gig in 92Y. <PDF file)

*April 3, 2008. The Amygdaloids are not rocket scientists but brain scientist who rock-it. Watch the <video> for a short lecture on Emotion, Memory and the Brain by Dr.Joseph LeDoux followed by songs performed by The Amygdaloids at 92nd Y.

*Joe will have a dialogue with Tsultrim Allione on Leonard Lopate's radio show, broadcast on WNYC, Wednesday April 2, 2008 at 1:30 PM. Allione is one of the first American women to be ordained in the Tibetan tradition. Joe and Allione will then appear on stage together Wednesday evening at 7 at the Rubin Museum where The Amygdaloids will perform. <Listen>.

*The Amygdaloids: A Better Band Name Than The Stained Neurons

*Come see and hear Joseph LeDoux lecture then perform with The Amgydaloids at a Brainwave festival event. The festival runs across New York City until June, 2008 -- Read the Article in Nature Books & Arts column.

*nycmusic.net Post links about The Amygdaloids.

*The Amygdaloids are in Science: Science (current issue Jan. 11) has a short story on the band in the Newsmakers column. Read this article Here.(PDF)

*Neuroscientists rock Kennedy Center : Read the article on Dana Press Blog (FRIDAY, JANUARY 04, 2008).

*The Amygdaloids performed at Kennedy Center in January 3, 2008. Read this event listed on both Washington CityPaper and WashingtonPost . Click Here to read the Kennedy Center Event Description and watch a linked video clip of this performance.

*“Why Do We Feel So Afraid?” - Topic of Joseph LeDoux Lecture, Oct. 10

*Science, Music & Your Brain - Click here to watch the video

*Joseph LeDoux's heavy mental--Joe in Salon.Com about research and The Amygdaloids (July 25, 2007)

*Heavy Mental: The Message is in the Music -- Arianna Huffington Blog Site Features Amygdaloids. Read the Article on the Huffington Post (July 24, 2007).

*The Amygdaloids CD coming soon. Preview songs here

*Articles about The Amygdaloids on the web:

*Heavy Mental Music - A story about The Amygdaloids on scienceblogs.com (June 22, 2007).

*May 9, 2007, The Amygdaloids played at Madison Square Garden last
night for the crowd of graduates and their families following Professor LeDoux's speech at the 2007 graduation ceremony for NYU's College of Arts and Science. Read the article in the Washington Square News. Watch the <video>

*The Amygdaloids were mentioned in the April 9, 2007 online version of the London Times Science Correspondent's column.

*The Amygdaloids: Scientists who rock out - A story on The Amygdaloids in The Scientist, 30th March 2007.

* The Amygdaloids had their second sold out show this month at the Cornela Street Cafe.

*A Band of Scientists Who Really Are a Band - An article in The New York Times.
<Read the article>

*The Amygdaloids performed as part of the Entertaining Science Cabaret in Cornelia Street Café on Sunday, Mar. 4, 2007 at 6PM. Click here for the details. You can also see the announcement on our website.

*Heavy Mental - A story by Shannon A Costello from NYU tonight. Watch the video
(you can also watch NYU Tonight news about this story on this link. (set the time bar on RealPlayer at 9:29 min, the Amygdaloids News lasted about 4 minutes)

*Message in The Music -- An article on FORWARD about The Amygdaloids.

*A concert with The Amygdaloids -- Wed., Nov. 1, 7:30 p.m. at Union Hall (702 Union St [at 5th Ave], Park Slope, Brooklyn). <download the poster>


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