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Joseph LeDoux @theamygdaloid.bsky.social · Apr 22

The Amygdaloids | Neuroscience meets Rock & Roll

Joseph LeDoux @theamygdaloid.bsky.social · Apr 15

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

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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.

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legal cat 🐾👻 @legalcat.bsky.social · Mar 13

gm boston and other trans sanctuary cities ONLY

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.

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Joseph LeDoux @theamygdaloid.bsky.social · Mar 13

something different

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Joseph LeDoux @theamygdaloid.bsky.social · Mar 13

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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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Joseph LeDoux @theamygdaloid.bsky.social · Mar 13

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Phil Corlett @philcorlett.bsky.social · Mar 10

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

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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 — integrated information theory — has recently been labeled as ‘pseudoscience’, which has caused a heated open ...

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hakwan lau @hakwan.bsky.social · Mar 11

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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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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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Joseph LeDoux @theamygdaloid.bsky.social · Mar 12

Could not agree more!!

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Joseph LeDoux @theamygdaloid.bsky.social · Mar 12

Thanks for the post Hakwan

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hakwan lau @hakwan.bsky.social · Mar 12

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.

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so long, folks.

the world is going nuts. pls take care.

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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...

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Joseph LeDoux @theamygdaloid.bsky.social · Dec 15

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

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Joseph LeDoux @theamygdaloid.bsky.social · Dec 15

Amble should be Ambel above

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Joseph LeDoux @theamygdaloid.bsky.social · Dec 15

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

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Joseph LeDoux @theamygdaloid.bsky.social · Nov 23

Back to Bluesky after a hiatus.

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Joseph LeDoux @theamygdaloid.bsky.social · Nov 17

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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My 3 Greatest Revelations

Joseph LeDoux on writing his new book, "The Four Realms of Existence: A New Theory of Being Human."

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Joseph LeDoux @theamygdaloid.bsky.social · Nov 13

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

Joseph LeDoux @theamygdaloid.bsky.social · Nov 6

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

BrainFacts LIVE: Journey to the Inner Cosmos

Drinks event in Washington D.C. by BrainFacts.org on Sunday, November 12 2023

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Joseph LeDoux @theamygdaloid.bsky.social · Nov 3

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

Our Four Realms of Existence: The Biological Realm

Every living thing that has ever existed has existed biologically.

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Joseph LeDoux @theamygdaloid.bsky.social · Oct 30

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

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Joseph LeDoux @theamygdaloid.bsky.social · Oct 26

Amazon or other book sellers

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Joseph LeDoux @theamygdaloid.bsky.social · Oct 26

Thanks Nicole. The admiration is mutual!

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Joseph LeDoux @theamygdaloid.bsky.social · Oct 25

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.

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Joseph LeDoux @theamygdaloid.bsky.social · Oct 23

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.
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