Associations to the word «Amygdala»
Noun
- Cortex
- Nucleus
- Septum
- Ganglion
- Lobe
- Arousal
- Stimulus
- Neuron
- Activation
- Lesion
- Serotonin
- Conditioning
- Stimulation
- Bulb
- Almond
- Dopamine
- Projection
- Opioid
- Brain
- Consolidation
- Neurotransmitter
- Emotion
- Modulation
- Pathway
- Epilepsy
- Dysfunction
- Connectivity
- Axon
- Processing
- Locus
- Input
- Correlate
- Anxiety
- Pons
- Cns
- Primate
- Receptor
- Retrieval
- Neu
- Morphine
- Imaging
- Hormone
- Mri
- Memory
- Extinction
- Fear
- Aggression
- Allele
- Rodent
- Testosterone
- Response
- Autism
- Tomography
- Neuroscience
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
AMYGDALA, noun. (neuroanatomy) The region of the brain, located in the medial temporal lobe, believed to play a key role in the emotions, such as fear and pleasure, in both animals and humans.
Dictionary definition
AMYGDALA, noun. An almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior.
Wise words
Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable
fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those
symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated
by the inaudible language of the heart.