Joseph E. LeDoux
Joseph E. LeDoux (born 7 December 1949, Eunice, Louisiana) is a neuroscientist, the Henry and Lucy Moses Professor of Science, and professor of neuroscience and psychology at New York University. He is also the director of the Center for the Neuroscience of Fear and Anxiety, a multi-university Center in New York City devoted to using animal research to understand pathological fear and anxiety in humans. He received his Ph.D. in 1977 at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He was a recipient of the 2005 International Prize of the Fyssen Foundation.[1]
LeDoux's research interests are mainly focused on the biological underpinnings of memory and emotion, especially the mechanisms of fear.
LeDoux is also a singer and guitarist in the science-themed rock band The Amygdaloids.[2]
Books [edit]
- The Emotional Brain: The Mysterious Underpinnings of Emotional Life, 1996, Simon & Schuster, 1998 Touchstone edition: ISBN 0-684-83659-9
- Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who We Are. 2002, Penguin Putnam, 2003 paperback: ISBN 0-14-200178-3
- The Self: From Soul to Brain: (Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences), Editor, 2003 New York Academy of Sciences ISBN 978-1-57331-450-3
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Basic Science and Clinical Practice, co-Editor, 2009 Humana Press ISBN 978-1-60327-328-X
Media appearances [edit]
- LeDoux appeared in the March 2003 and July 2007 issues of Discover Magazine[3] (and Discover Magazine television series episode "Fear").
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ "International Prize". Fyssen Foundation. Retrieved 2010-12-24.
- ^ "The Amygdaloids: Scientists who rock out". The Scientist. 2007-03-30. Retrieved 2010-12-24.
- ^ Emotions and the Brain: Fear Discover Magazine, March 2003
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