Imagine Science: My Mind’s Eye Lunch Matters
Wednesday April 3, 2013 @ 1:00 PM
Price: $10.00
Presented in association with Imagine Science Films.
My Mind's Eye is a series of interviews about topics such as the mind-body problem, free will, memory, emotion, and on and on, each segment themed with a song from the rock band, The Amygdaloids. The film is hosted by NYU neuroscientist, Joseph LeDoux, and directed by Alexis Gambis. Among the interviewed are philosopher Ned Block, cognitive neuroscientist Mike Gazzaniga, and Nobel Prize-winning neurobiologist Eric Kandel.
Post-screening discussion with director Alexis Gambis and Dr. Joseph LeDoux.
About the Speaker
Joseph E. LeDoux is a neuroscientist at New York University and Director of the Emotional Brain Institute. LeDoux's research interests are 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.
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