NEWS/ EVENTS/PRESS

  • (April 27, 2023) Joe LeDoux gave a lecture at Karolinska Institutet titled "Biology, Psychology, and Life: Connecting the Dots" on his upcoming book, "The Four Realms of Existence," as part of the "What is Life?" series. LeDoux and his musical partner Colin Dempsey also gave an impromptu performance at the Candyland art gallery in Söder after the lecture.
  • (December 1, 2022): Greatest Music of All Time #491 - Joseph LeDoux - Joe LeDoux was interviewed by Tom Cridland for his Greatest Music of All Time podcast.
  • ( (November 30 , 2022) Natalia Castillo, teamed up with her undergraduate group in the lab, has been named a recipient of a Dean’s Undergraduate Research Fund Grant for Fall 2022! Congratulations to our undergraduates and their mentors on this prestigious and competitive award! Best of luck with their research!
  • The Science of Psychotherapy(August 28, 2022) : Joseph LeDoux (Video) - Richard Hill catches up with Joseph LeDoux.
  • iheart.com/podcast(July 20, 2022): Anxiety Bites: The amygdala - Jen talks to Neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux about emotional memory, anxiety and The Amygdaloids.
  • The Himalayan Times (Apr 19, 2022): The seven levels of emotions By RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR. - LeDoux's research on emotional Brain featured in this article.
  • incoherence.buzzsprout.com (Jan. 14, 2022) : Hooked on a Feeling - Whether neuroscience and the arts can really talk to one another. Episode 1 of (In)Coherence, a new podcast, features two leaders, Joseph LeDoux and Path Matheny, in their respective fields.
NEWS AND EVENTS ARCHIVE (2021)
  • (Dec.1, 2021) A recorded video ( streaming LIVE: November 8, 2021, Monday, noon–1 p.m.) from 2021SFN 50th Anniversary Events - Then and Now Panel: In this session, moderated by Liz Phelps, Gazzaniga and LeDoux talked how their collaboration influenced their separate scientific paths, including their common interest in consciousness.
  • 2021SFN.50th Anniversary Events - Then and Now Panel: In this session, moderated by Liz Phelps, Gazzaniga and LeDoux will discuss how their collaboration influenced their separate scientific paths, including their common interest in consciousness.
    Streaming LIVE: November 8, 2021, Monday, noon–1 p.m. CST
  • CBS mornings(Oct.29,2021) The science of fear and why we seek it out “CBS Mornings” co-host Nate Burleson speaks with Joe LeDoux and other top academics and Hollywood's hottest horror directors on just why we love a good scare.
  • Arte TV (Oct.30, 2021): Et si la peur n’existait pas ? (What if there is no fear?) - Arte Science documentary on fear. Chatter by Dr.Joe LeDoux and others, and music from The Amygdaloids.
  • Book review-ESIC 2021: Joseph LeDoux The Deep History of Ourselves: The Four-Billion-Year Story of How We Got Conscious Brains. By Kenneth F. Schaffner
  • “Music, Health, and Healing” to Orchestrate Therapy, Neuroscience, and Performance-- May 6 Webinar - A webinar featuring experts in the areas of music therapy and neuroscience, along with violinist and composer Ittai Shapira, will explore the curing power of music, on Thurs., May 6. 2021

NEWS AND EVENTS ARCHIVE (2020)
  • (December 18, 2020) The Origins Podcast: Joseph LeDoux - The Origins Podcast with Lawrence Krauss. Lawrence joins neuroscientist and author Joseph LeDoux in his office at New York University to discuss human consciousness (including its evolutionary development), the difficulties of distinguishing behavior from emotions, his latest book The Deep History of Ourselves: The Four-Billion-Year Story of How We Got Conscious Brains, and more.
  • (November 1, 2020) Press Reader(Book review in Italian):Quel salto verso la coscienza. Joseph LeDoux considera le capacità mentali degli esseri umani come l'esito di una lunghissima storia evolutiva
  • (October 22, 2020) LeDoux's book "THE DEEP HISTORY OF OURSELVES" in Italian is available now.
  • (September 10, 2020) TheBYBPodcast: The Emotional Brain. In this interview with The Lullas, Joe LeDoux discusses how the field of neuroscience has changed, some of his previous research, as well as the role of the amygdala in the brain.
  • (July 3, 2020) Rivisteweb (Italian): Intervista a Joseph LeDoux - Intelligent systems; ISSN: 1120-9550; The Mill. Article; 1/2020, April; pp. 197-202; DOI: 10.1422 / 96289. by M Viola
  • (June 19, 2020)goodbeerhunting.com: Good Beer Hunting quotes Joesph LeDoux in their 'Read. Look. Drink.' column.
  • (June 8, 2020) Current Biology: "Thoughtful Feelings" - an overview of LeDoux's ideas about what emotions are.
  • (May 12, 2020) NYU Arts and Science will be hosting a follow up conversation around the relationship between humans and artificial intelligence, "Minds and Machines: Reloaded," as a virtual event. Joseph LeDoux will be speaking at this event on Friday.
  • (Apr.11, 2020) thriveglobal.com: Fear Is Our Public Friend and Our Private Foe - How It Helps Us and Hurts Us. By James Garrett, Founder at Brain. "....According to fear researcher Prof. Joseph LeDoux, you “freeze first; flee if you can; and fight if you must.” So freezing is our default response to fear. It’s our brain’s go-to strategy..... "
  • (Mar. 9, 2020) Joseph E. LeDoux How does the non-conscious become conscious? Current Biology 30, R191–R214. < Full ><PDF>
  • (Feb.26, 2020) An image from our paper on NE signaling in central amygdala and threat processing was selcted as cover image in Molecular Psychiatry! Congratulations to Yiran (Joy) Gu, Walter Piper, Lauren Branigan, Rob Sears, @Elena Vazey, Gary Aston-Jones, Longnian Lin, and The Ledoux Lab.
  • (Jan. 23, 2020) Educational conference May 1-3, 2020: Schooling the Self - Joe LeDoux is among the featured speakers in this upcoming conference.

NEWS AND EVENTS ARCHIVE (2019)
  • (September 12, 2019) At the Rubin Museum, LeDoux invites Dr. Jeffrey Sachs to explore how the development of nervous systems powered human consciousness, which made our greatest and most horrendous achievements as a species possible.
  • (September 4, 2019) "Joseph LeDoux" - Joe is on Joe Rogan's podcast today. Watching Joe's conversation with Rogan -
  • (April 23, 2019) Silence & Memory Joseph ledoux will be part of this incredible event at National Sawdust? (nationalsawdust.org) on May 24. He will describe key findings from his research on emotion and memory and their connection to music.

NEWS AND EVENTS ARCHIVE (2018)
  • (December 15, 2018) Joseph LeDoux was invited on Freakonomics Radio Live to share his views denouncing the the idea that amygdala is a fear center - Freakonomics Radio Live: “Where Does Fear Live in the Brain?”
  • (December 5, 2018) Dean Mobbs and Joseph LeDoux edited a special issue of Curr Op in Behav Sci on Survival circuits - Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences. Volume 24, Pages 1-180 (December 2018). <Editorial overview>
  • (June 1, 2018) Have we misunderstood what fear is? - Joseph LeDoux gave a Keynote lecture at El Aleph Festival de Arte y Ciencia in the MUAC Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo Mexico City, So We Are (Joseph LeDoux and Colin Dempsey, the acoustic group of The Amygdaloids) closes out The Aleph Festival of Art and Science in the MUAC University Museum Contemporary Art.
  • Dr. Pascale Gisquet, from the French National Center for Scientific Research, Neurosciences Paris-Saclay Institute(NeuroPSI) will present: "Memory Integration: an Alternative to the Consolidation/Reconsolidation Hypothesis" in Meyer Hall (4 Washington Place), Room 121, on April 4, 12:30pm
  • Joseph LeDoux will speak at the coming conference – "Anxiety". Rome, Italy | Feb 10, 2018. Joined by his band member Colin Dempsey, he will also perform a few songs in the conference opening night.
  • (January 10–February 18, 2018) Nene Humphrey: Transmission at Lesley Heller Workspace - As a long time artist-in-residence in the LeDoux Lab, Nene Humphrey is adept at blending art and science, considering the connection between the neuroscience of emotions and the Victorian mourning ritual of braiding the hair of deceased loved ones.
  • Facing Fear : Why do our bodies and minds react the way they do when we’re in danger? LeDoux will discusses the impact of recent research into the neurological and emotional roots of fear, and why it might change our pharmacological and behavioral approaches to helping people reframe this emotion. Ripley Center, Wednesday, March 7, 2018, 6;45 pm. Washington, D.C.

NEWS AND EVENTS ARCHIVE (2017)
  • (December 8, 2017)scientificamerican. Do Genes Direct Our Behavior? - Studying the acute sense of smell may provide some answers By Marky Fischetti
  • (December 6, 2017) The subjective experience of emotion: a fearful view - LeDux and Hofmann just published a paper to emphasize the importance of Subjective Experience in understanding what emotion is, and also in understanding and treating emotional disorders.
  • (Feb.19, 2017) Interesting commentary on LeDoux and Brown's "A Higher-Order Theory of Emotional Consciousness" from Conscious Entities: Fear and HOROR

NEWS AND EVENTS ARCHIVE (2016)
  • Mega Event Brain Knowledge on Saturday, December 17, 2016, Düsseldorf, Germany: Josph LeDoux will present "The struggle with fear - Implications for understanding And the treatment of fear and fear ". (Presentation in English with simultaneous translation)
  • (September 18, 2016) Joseph LeDoux will moderate 'The Mind' - one of NYU Inauguration Celebration Week events. LeDoux and his musical partner, Colin Dempsey, the duo known as So We Are, will also perform songs about mind and brain in the event.
  • (March 30, 2016) Rocking Out for CNS 2016:Three bands made up of CNS members – The Amygdaloids, Pavlov’s Dogz, and The Shrinks – are playing this Sunday, on the occasion of the CNS annual meeting in New York.


NEWS AND EVENTS ARCHIVE (2015)
  • November 6, 2015 - The New York Consciousness Collective - Joe LeDoux joins the select group of those who have given a talk at CUNY's Cognitive Science Speaker Series and then participated in a jam session afterward.
  • NATURE | BOOKS AND ARTS (August 06, 2015) Inside the fear factor - Dr. Susanne Ahmari reviews Anxious (The book) for Nature
  • Anxious with Joseph LeDoux + Mark Epstein - July 15, 2015. The Rubin Museum of Art. In conversation with psychiatrist Mark Epstein, neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux tells us why in his latest book ANXIOUS: Using the Brain to Understand and Treat Fear and Anxiety.
  • Science (July 3, 2015)-Book review: Facing our fears - New insights into the brain’s fear circuitry could yield more effective treatments for anxiety disorders. By Stephen Maren
  • Brains and Brews - On Mar. 22, Eric Klann and Joseph LeDoux will talk about Neuroscience followed by a concert by So We Are. Click HERE to get the free tickets.
  • Video( February 24 2015): Joseph LeDoux Talking about fear during SOPSI 2015 Congress in Milano, Italy

NEWS AND EVENTS ARCHIVE (2014)
  • NYU(December 19, 2014):New York University will host Alexis Gambis, founder and director of Imagine Science Films, for a discussion of his first feature-length film, “The Fly Room,” on Fri., Jan. 23, 2015. Joe has a small role as Theodore Dreisser (the novelist) in this film.
  • December 16, 2014 - Science, comedy, Joseph LeDoux and Janeane Garofalo! You're the Expert: JANEANE GAROFALO is going to be on the panel talking to Dr. Joseph LeDoux, one of the world's leading neuroscientists about the science behind our emotions. Get your tickets HERE
  • October 10, 2014 - Good luck on your new Journey, Linnaea! One of the core scientists of our lab during the last several years, Dr. Linnaea Ostroff, has taken a position as an Assistant Investigator at the Allen Institute for Brain Science. Read more on our Facebook.
  • October 06, 2014 - Congratulations from the LeDoux Lab to John O'Keefe, May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser for their well-deserved Nobel Prize !!!
  • February 26, 2014 - ROCK YOUR MIND! Brain Science and Rock Music Come Together to Shift Communication for Consciousness Science During Brain Awareness Week at The Bowery Electric---March 13
  • February 10, 2014 - PNAS: QnAs with Joseph LeDoux - This is a QnAs with a recently elected member of the National Academy of Sciences to accompany the member’s Inaugural Article. Hosted by Prashant Nair.

NEWS AND EVENTS ARCHIVE (2013)
  • December 18, 2013 - HAPPY HOLIDAYS! The Amygdaloids entertained EBI and LeDouxlab's joint holiday party at Cantina Royal in Williamsburg.
  • December 18, 2013 -Today we celebrate Dr. Hillary Schiff and her successful dissertation defense. Well done, Hillary! Congratulations Dr. Hillary Schiff ! We're so proud of you.
  • December 10, 2013 - "Gumbo, Fear and Rock-n-Roll - New Online Publication Covers the Emotional Brain and Reveals at Least One of Joe’s Little Secrets" . By JoAnna Klein@ledouxlab.tumblr.com
  • November 9, 2013 - LeDouxlab at 2013 SfN - Read our <Abstracts>
  • April 30, 2013 - Joseph LeDoux is elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
  • January 15th, 2013 - The Emotional Brain: Nene Humphrey in dialogue with Joseph LeDoux on January 15th at 7 p.m. at Proteus Gowanus.

NEWS AND EVENTS ARCHIVE (2012)
  • (October 23, 2012) Joseph LeDoux participated in a discussion on The Daily Circuit, a broadcast of Minnesota Public Radio News, on why our fears don't always match up with the facts, and how to make healthier choices in a risky world.
  • (September 10, 2012)On fear, emotions and memory- Rock star/Neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux’s new terms – An interview by Margaret Emory in Brain World Magazine(Issue 1, Volume 4, Fall 2012)
  • ( August 6, 2012) Joe was interviewed by guest host Rosanne Cash on the WNYC Leonard Lopate show. They talked music, science and whatever else came up. Wednesday August 8, 12 noon WNYC 93.9FM, 820AM, archive at www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/
  • (July 5, 2012) The Mental Groove: Joe was interviewed by Dr. Susan Hickman and Co-Host Courtney Armstrong on VoiceAmerica Variety Channel.
  • (January 24, 2012) The Amygdaloids on “Science & U”
    Barry Mitchell interviews Joseph LeDoux and members of his band The Amygdaloids — New York City neuroscientists who write and perform “brainy” rock music. Their new EP, “All In Our Minds,” drops on January 28 and is available for download at www.amygdaloids.com.
  • (January 15th, 2013) The Emotional Brain: Nene Humphrey in dialogue with Joseph LeDoux on January 15th at 7 p.m. at Proteus Gowanus.
  • (January 15th, 2013) The Emotional Brain: Nene Humphrey in dialogue with Joseph LeDoux on January 15th at 7 p.m. at Proteus Gowanus.
  • (January 15th, 2013) The Emotional Brain: Nene Humphrey in dialogue with Joseph LeDoux on January 15th at 7 p.m. at Proteus Gowanus.
  • (January 15th, 2013) The Emotional Brain: Nene Humphrey in dialogue with Joseph LeDoux on January 15th at 7 p.m. at Proteus Gowanus.
  • (January 15th, 2013) The Emotional Brain: Nene Humphrey in dialogue with Joseph LeDoux on January 15th at 7 p.m. at Proteus Gowanus.

NEWS AND EVENTS ARCHIVE (2010-2011)
  • (November 1, 2011) Joe's article on The Amygdala is responsible for more visits to Scholarpedia from search engines than any other search term (other than scholarpedia).
  • (October 8, 2010) Joe's Latest Dispatch on TheBeautifulBrain.com:
    Part 6     "Brainstorm"
  • Bringing do-it-yourself science to the masses - An Article about a mega science fair 'World Maker Faire' hosted by the New York Hall of Science and a Dana grantee. Joe LeDoux, joined by Ward White and Noah Hutton, played in the Rock-It Science Cabaret (Sept. 27, 2010).
  • Upcoming event: Sunday. June 6, 2010 in Cornelia St Cafe , Joe and Daniela will lecture on Fear, followed by The Amygdaloids' performance.
  • The Hidden Face of Fear: A Film by Enrico Cerasuolo & Sergio Fergnachino
    with Professor Joseph E. LeDoux and Dr. Eric R. Kandel. The documentary is going to be screened by ARTE (France and Germany) on Friday January 29, 2010, at 10.05pm.(Jan.26,2010)

NEWS AND EVENTS ARCHIVE (2009)
  • The Synaptic Reunion: The LeDoux lab celebrated 20 years at NYU in Hemmerdinger Hall on Saturday, December 12, 2009. Previous and current lab members presented work from their labs.
  • Daniela Schiller was featured in Discover Magazine: Daniela is the subject of an article on both her science in the Phelps/LeDoux lab and her drumming for The Amygdaloids in the Nov issue of Discover.
  • The Synaptic Reunion - 20 Years of the LeDoux Lab at NYU

     The LeDouxlab alumni reunion took place Saturday, December 12th, 2009. It included a day of presentations (of science and reminiscences) and ended with a party.

    There was a cocktail reception in honor of Joe's 60th birthday, followed by a performance by his band - The Amgydaloids.

  • Joseph LeDoux was given a Presidential Citation from the American
    Psychological Association     for his contributions to the study of the emotional brain.
  • Joseph LeDoux was awarded the 2008 Donald O. Hebb Award from the American Psychological Association for Distinguished Scientific Contributions
  • An art exhibition from an artist in residence at Joseph LeDoux’s lab.
    -- Watch Artist Nene Humphrey's <Video> and <Artwork>
  • 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
  • A conference on emotion regulation: March 2-3, 2009 Time: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Park Central Hotel Ballroom, 870 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019. Following the conference a music festival featuring science bands and special guest artists will take place.

NEWS AND EVENTS ARCHIVE (2007-2008)
  • April 3, 2008. The Amygdaloids are not rocket scientists but brain scientists 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.
  • LeDoux's research and his band The Amygdaloids are among Brainwave festival events running across New York City until June -- Read the Article in Nature Books & Arts column.
  • Science current issue(Jan.11, 2008) has a short story on Dr. LeDoux's band in the Newsmakers column. Read the article Here. (PDF)
  • Science, Music & Your Brain - Click here to watch the video(Monday, October 1, 2007).
  • The Emotional Brain -- A Lecture by Joseph LeDoux at the New York Open Center (Tuesday, October 2, 8pm)
  • Joseph LeDoux's heavy mental -- Jonathan Cott and Karen Rester interview Joe for Salon.Com about his research and The Amygdaloids. Jonathan is author of "On the Sea of Memory: A Journey From Forgetting to Remembering," editor of "Bob Dylan: The Essential Interviews." He also did John Lennon's last interview, and has interviewed numerous other musicians. Karen Rester is a free-lance writer working on her first novel (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).
  • Henry and Lucy Moses Professor of Science Joseph LeDoux gave a speech to the class of 2007 at the graduation ceremony for NYU's College of Arts and Science at Madison Square Garden. Following his speech, LeDoux and his band, The Amygdaloids, performed for the crowd of graduates and their families. Read the <Speech>
  • The Amygdaloids performed as part of the Entertaining Science Cabaret at Cornelia Street Café on Sunday, Mar. 4, 2007 at 6PM. Click here for the details.
  • Wired to get wound up! Why emotions are so hard to control (Video)---Professor Joseph E LeDoux, Professor Keith Kendrick, Professor Raj Persaud - Gresham College Lectures (Wed. 21 February 2007 6pm at the Museum of London)

    Our poster in TimeOut about this event

    The Amygdaloids

    Neighborhood: Greenwich Village
    Venue: Cornelia Street Café
    Travel: Subway: A, C, E, B, D, F, V to W 4th St
    Category: Around Town
    Address: 29 Cornelia St
    Phone: 212-989-9319
    This week's schedule: March 4 at 6pm
    Details: Four NYU scientists, including neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux (The Emotional Brain) perform original songs, such as “Mind-Body Problem,” “All in a Nut” and “If You Want Your Mind to Last.”


NEWS AND EVENTS ARCHIVE (Before 2006)
  • The Amygdaloids was on NYU Tonight news in Nov.30, 2006 (set the time bar on RealPlayer at 9:29 min, the Amygdaloids News lasts about 4 minutes).
  • Mastery of Emotions - The Feb/Mar 2006 issue of Scientific American Mind has an article featuring Dr. Joseph LeDoux, titled "Master of Emotions"
  • Forgetting Fear - Both Dr. Phelps and Dr. LeDoux 's research appeared on this ScienCentral News. Read the full story.
  • Joseph LeDoux and his research appeared on CBS NEWS SUNDAY MORNING --- "Delightfully Scared!" Sunday, October 31, 2004.
  • Fear: Its Political Uses and Abuses
    ----- A social research conference at new school university February 5-7, 2004
    Dr. Joe LeDoux spoke at this conference in Session 2 (Friday, February 6, 2004, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.).
  • Newsweek cover story --- Our Bodies, Our Fears
    A cover story in Newsweek's Feb. 24 issue features Joe LeDoux and his research.
  • Joseph LeDoux and his research in the recent Discover Magazine cover story:
    Emotions and the Brain ---A cover story about Joseph LeDoux and his research in the current issue of Discover Magazine --- DISCOVER Vol. 24 No. 3(March 2003)
  • Taking a Clinical Look at Human Emotions:
    On a recent balmy evening, Dr. Joseph LeDoux, a professor of neuroscience at New York University, strode to the stage of the Cornelia Street Cafe in Greenwich Village and read from his latest book, "The Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who We Are." --- Read the full article on New York Times, Tuesday, October 8, 2002
  • Joseph LeDoux on TEN Cover Essay and TEN Interview:
    In volume 4 : number 4--Neurological Engineering : Gaining Access to the Hidden Circuitry in Human Memory and Emotion. TEN - Trends in Evidence-Based Neuropsychiatry has a cover Essay and an interview articles about Dr. Joseph LeDoux and his research.
  • A New York Academy of Sciences Conference(September 26-28, 2002)--- The Self: From Soul to Brain .Organized by Joseph E. LeDoux
  • Joseph LeDoux on npr's Science Friday :
    March 29, 2002, Hour Two, in this hour of Science Friday, Ira talked with scientist Joseph LeDoux about his new book " The Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who We Are."

  • Stress in the City : On January 29 Joseph LeDoux and other scientific and medical experts on stress spoke to the public on 'Stress in the city' as a result of Sept. 11.
    Click the link here to view lecture video and discussion video

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