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
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