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Joseph LeDoux

@theamygdaloid.bsky.social

Neuroscientist, and musician in The Amygdaloids

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The Amygdaloids | Neuroscience meets Rock & Roll

Amygdaloids.net

22.04.2025 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Volume 35 Issue 1 | Cerebral Cortex | Oxford Academic Publishes papers on the development, organization, plasticity, and function of the cerebral cortex, including the hippocampus.

Thanks to all who contributed to the special issue of Cerebral Cortex honoring my career

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15.04.2025 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Councilors declare Boston a trans sanctuary city Boston city councilors today declared Boston a sanctuary city for transgender people - but said that's only the start of drafting specific ordinances to back that up. Read more.

gm boston and other trans sanctuary cities ONLY

13.03.2025 11:24 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Redirecting...

something different

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13.03.2025 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Tony H. Y. Cheng OK I said I was not going to say much about this IIT-consciousness matter, but this morning something caught my eyes and I have a strong urge to say it in public. Truth is: IIT-Concerned (our team).....

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13.03.2025 11:24 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Redirecting...

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What makes a theory of consciousness unscientific? - Nature Neuroscience Theories of consciousness have a long and controversial history. One well-known proposal β€” integrated information theory β€” has recently been labeled as β€˜pseudoscience’, which has caused a heated open ...

Here is the latest on our concerns about IIT as a theory of consciousness - this was long in gestation and has evolved since the preprint. I signed because I was not convinced by the claims of hegemony based on the adversarial collaboration

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

10.03.2025 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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The future of neurotechnology: From big data to translation Advances in neurotechnologies, including molecular tools, neural sensors, and large-scale recording, are transforming neuroscience and generating vast…

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"Advances in neurotechnologies... are transforming neuroscience... A recent meeting highlighted the resulting challenges in global collaboration ... emphasizing the need for ... diagnosing and treating brain disorders." - co-authored by yours truly

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11.03.2025 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Could not agree more!!

12.03.2025 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for the post Hakwan

12.03.2025 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
finale: reply to Gomez-Marin & Seth about the scientific status of IIT here i respond to a commentary written by Alex Gomez-Marin and Anil Seth, on a paper explaining why IIT is unscientific . the latter articl...

i used to have blog on consciousness. i just uploaded my final post there, in which i responded to Alex Gomez-Marin & Anil Seth's recent commentary on the scientific status of IIT.

inconsciousnesswetrust.blogspot.com/2025/03/fina...

so long, folks.

the world is going nuts. pls take care.

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12.03.2025 10:36 β€” πŸ‘ 73    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 5
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I and three of my songs are in Werner Herzog's new film, Theatre of Thought Film Forum in NYC. Tyler Volk and I played one of our favorite Amygdaloids' Heavy Mental (mental not metal) songs, 'Mind Over Mattter', after the screening last night. Photo by Harold Crooks. Click ALT to expand the pic

15.12.2024 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Amble should be Ambel above

15.12.2024 13:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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For text and images from my Reitrement/75th Birthday see photos on @josephLedoux on Facbook. Here's a teaseer or two. Click on ALT to expand left pic and see Lenny Kaye, Ricard Barone, and Eric Amble, jamming with The Amygdaloids

15.12.2024 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Back to Bluesky after a hiatus.

23.11.2024 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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My 3 Greatest Revelations Joseph LeDoux on writing his new book, "The Four Realms of Existence: A New Theory of Being Human."


Just out in the Nautilus Magazine feature about revelations authors have in the process of writing their books. See three revelations I had writing The Four Realms of Existence
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17.11.2023 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Great time last night talking bout thr history of The Amygdaloids and playing some of our Heavy MeNtal mind brain songs with Supersmall i.e. Daniela Schiller and Colin Dempsey. Thanks BrainFacts.org

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BrainFacts LIVE: Journey to the Inner Cosmos Drinks event in Washington D.C. by BrainFacts.org on Sunday, November 12 2023

SFN 2023 attendees.Β  I will be speaking and playing my Heavy MeNtal music (about mind and brain) at the Right Proper Brewing Company.Β  All welcome.

06.11.2023 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our Four Realms of Existence: The Biological Realm Every living thing that has ever existed has existed biologically.

The Biological Realm of Existence (Part 2 in a series of posts about my book, The Four Realms of Existence)

03.11.2023 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I have started making tee shirts that reflect themes in my books. For 'Deep History' the slogan was 'No self, No fear'. For the 'Four Realms of Existence, the slogan is

30.10.2023 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Amazon or other book sellers

26.10.2023 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Nicole. The admiration is mutual!

26.10.2023 00:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yesterday was the launch of my new book. It was fun to do. As always, I learned a lot about myself and the world I live in by writing. I spend most days writing one thing or another. I couldn't ask for a better life.

25.10.2023 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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I write blogs for lay readers and clinicians on the Psychology Today site. The first of several on my new book, "The Four Realms of Existence", is now posted.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/i-go...

23.10.2023 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Love it! The Subjective experience of the patient is not a quaint ignorable state

21.10.2023 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hakwan Lau on The Dissenter!

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07.10.2023 09:12 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Lisa on a balcony in pretty Reichenau this summer with a copy of the book

Lisa on a balcony in pretty Reichenau this summer with a copy of the book

Hello! The journal Philosophy and the Mind Sciences will host a symposium on my book, Why Delusions Matter: philosophymindscience.org/index.php/ph... #philsky Consider participating!

06.10.2023 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 80    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Hot off the presses 

"finely wrought, thought-provoking feast for the mind.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

 "eye-opening journey into ... profound mysteries of mind and brain." Daniel L. Schacter " 

A terrific book!”—Owen Flanagan

Hot off the presses "finely wrought, thought-provoking feast for the mind.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) "eye-opening journey into ... profound mysteries of mind and brain." Daniel L. Schacter " A terrific book!”—Owen Flanagan

Hot off the presses

"finely wrought, thought-provoking feast for the mind.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"eye-opening journey into ... profound mysteries of mind and brain." Daniel L. Schacter "

A terrific book!”—Owen Flanagan

03.10.2023 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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I am really thrilled to be a recipient of the 2023 'Music Has Power' Award. More info coming soon.

25.09.2023 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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