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AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
amygdala; amygdaloid nucleus; corpus amygdaloideum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("amygdaloid nucleus" is a kind of...):
basal ganglion (any of several masses of subcortical grey matter at the base of each cerebral hemisphere that seem to be involved in the regulation of voluntary movement)
Holonyms ("amygdaloid nucleus" is a part of...):
temporal cortex; temporal lobe (that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying inside the temples of the head)
limbic brain; limbic system; visceral brain (a system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior)
