The band is comprised of four NYU scientists and researchers: Neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux, author of The Emotional Brain and Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who We Are; Biology Professor Tyler Volk; post-doctoral fellow Daniela Schiller; and doctoral candidate Nina Curley. For reservations or more information call 212.989.9319.

The Amygdaloids L to R: Joseph LeDoux, neuroscientist, guitar; Nina Galbraith Curley, psychologist, bass;  Tyler Volk, environmental scientist, guitar; Daniela Schiller, neuroscientist, drums
The Amygdaloids L to R: Joseph LeDoux, neuroscientist, guitar; Nina Galbraith Curley, psychologist, bass; Tyler Volk, environmental scientist, guitar; Daniela Schiller, neuroscientist, drums

The Amygdaloids, a band of scientists and researchers whose music Nobel Laureate John Nash (“A Beautiful Mind”) calls “psychoanalytic,” will perform Mon., March 19, 8:30 p.m., at the Cornelia Street Café (29 Cornelia Street, between Bleecker and W. 4th). Subway lines: A, C, E, B, D, F & V (W. 4th St.); 1 (Christopher Street/Sheridan Square). For reservations or more information call 212.989.9319 or go to www.corneliastreetcafe.com.

The band, comprised of four NYU scientists and researchers, will play a set of original tunes (“Mind-Body Problem,” “All in a Nut,” “If You Want Your Mind to Last”, “An Emotional Brain”), collectively dubbed “Heavy Mental.” The band is comprised of the following: Neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux, author of The Emotional Brain and Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who We Are; Biology Professor Tyler Volk; post-doctoral fellow Daniela Schiller; and doctoral candidate Nina Curley.

  • Who: The Amygdaloids
  • What: Performance
  • When: Mon., March 19, 8:30 p.m.
  • Where: Cornelia Street Café (29 Cornelia Street, between Bleecker and W. 4th Sts.)

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