Title: Heavy Mental: Music about Mind and Brain and Mental Disorders
“Many scientists play music. I’m one. I’m the rhythm guitar player, song writer, and singer in The Amygdaloids. We play original music about mind and brain and mental disorders. And, in fact, we invented a genre called Heavy Mental. The songs are inspired by research that I do, as well as general ideas in the brain and cognitive sciences, and the philosophy of mind. For me, playing music is not a distraction to other life obligations. It helps me be better at everything else I do.”