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THE AMYGDALOIDS

The Amygdaloids are a New York City band formed in 2006 by scientists Joseph LeDoux and Tyler Volk. They created their own genre, Heavy MeNtal (love songs about mind and brain and mental disorders) and released five albums between 2007 and 2015. The band has played with Rosanne Cash, Lenny Kaye, and other rock stars. LeDoux's music has become so entwined with his work that he is often asked to bring the band when he lectures in the US and even abroad. LeDoux's songs have been the basis of a musical called Map of Your Mind, and appear in Werner Herzog's 2024 documentary, Theatre of Thought. His life, work and music are the subject of a documentary on Amazon called “Neuroscience and Emotions”.

  • The Amygdaloids on Spotify
  • The Amygdaloids on Apple Music
  • The Amygdaloids on Youtube

Albums

  • A River of Hope and Love Cover

    A River of Hope and Love (2018)

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  • The Flip Side: More songs in our minds Cover

    The Flip Side: More songs in our minds (2017)

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  • Things We've Learned (So We Are) Cover

    Things We've Learned (So We Are) (2016)

    SpotifyAppleMusicYouTube
  • Anxious Cover

    Anxious (2015)

    SpotifyAppleMusicYouTube
  • All in our minds Cover

    All in our minds (2012)

    SpotifyAppleMusicYouTube
  • Theory of my Mind Cover

    Theory of my Mind (2010)

    SpotifyAppleMusicYouTube
  • Heavy Mental Cover

    Heavy Mental (2007)

    SpotifyAppleMusicYouTube

Gigs

  • June 25, 2024 - 10:00pm

    The Amygdaloids

    The Amygdaloids “Heavy MeNtal” Live at Rockwood Music Hall

    Rockwood Music Hall

  • June 23, 2024 - 7:30pm

    The Amygdaloids

    25 YEARS OF CONSCIOUSNESS

    NYU’s Skirball Theater

  • May 4, 2024 - 6:00pm

    So We Are

    Heavy Mental gig at Candyland in Stockholm

    Candland Art Gallery. Stockholm, Sweden

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