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Joseph E. LeDoux (b. December 7, 1949 in Eunice,
Louisiana) received his Ph.D. in 1977 from the State University
of New York at Stony Brook, NY. He was a postdoctoral fellow
at Cornell University Medical College (New York, NY), where
he was made an Assistant Professor in 1980 and an Associate
Professor in 1986. Professor LeDoux then moved to New York
University's Center for Neural Science where he was promoted
to Full Professor in 1991. Since 1996 he has been the "Henry
and Lucy Moses Professor of Science," and since 2005
he has held the title of "University Professor".
LeDoux's work has focused on the study of the neural basis
of emotions, especially fear and anxiety. His work has elaborated
in detail how the brain detects and responds to danger,
and learns and forms memories about threats. For more information,
visit www.cns.nyu.edu/ledoux.
Over the course of his career LeDoux has received a number
of awards, including the Fyssen Foundation International
Prize in Cognitive Science, the Jean-Louis Signoret Prize
from IPSEN Foundation, consecutive MERIT Awards and Research
Scientist Awards from the National Institute of Mental Health,
the Donald O. Hebb Award from the American Psychological
Association, and a Presidential Citation for contributions
to the study of the emotional brain from the American Psychological
Association. LeDoux sits on the editorial board of several
journals and has given the Society for Neuroscience Presidential
Lecture. He is a Fellow of the American Association for
the Advancement of Science, a Fellow of the New York Academy
of Sciences, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts
and Sciences. He is also the recipient of the American Psychological
Association's Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award
for "reinvigorating the field of emotion."
LeDoux is also a member of The Amygdaloids, a band of scientists
that plays original songs about mind and brain and mental
disorders, the lyrics of which are often inspired by his
research. Since band formed in 2006 they have played at
Madison Square Garden, The John F. Kennedy Center, The 92nd
Street Y, and numerous rock clubs in NYC. The Amygdaloids
released their first CD, Heavy Mental, in 2008. Their second
CD, Theory of My Mind (Knock Out Noise) will be released
June 29, 2010 by Redeye Distribution. It features Grammy
Award winner Rosanne Cash on 2 songs. More information about
the band is available at www.amygdaloids.com,
www.myspace.com/amygdaloids,
and www.reverbnation/theamygdaloids
Some press links for JOSEPH LEDOUX
(for a complete list see http://www.cns.nyu.edu/ledoux/events.htm)
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