amygdala

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Meaning

1. noun Each one of the two regions of the brain, located as a pair in the medial temporal lobe, believed to play a key role in processing emotions, such as fear and pleasure, in both animals and humans.

Similar words

amygdaloid nucleus corpus amygdaloideum basolateral amygdale limbic system angular gyrus brain ganglion metathalamus diencephalon

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Word family

amygdalae amygdaloid nucleus