Look up: amygdala

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   Amygdala
   The amygdala is an almond-shaped region of the brain adjacent to the hippocampus, that links the cortex, responsible for conscious thought, with the regions controlling emotions. A 1994 American study showed that it was involved in interpreting fear-provoking information and linking it to fear responses. For example, where the amygdala is damaged patients are unable to recognise fearful expressions.
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   Amygdala
   A structure in the forebrain that is an important component of the limbic system.
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   Amygdala
   part of the limbic system, which seems to provide the emotional assessment of a new sensation with the memory of a similar sensation.
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   Amygdala
   Shaped like an almond, our amygdala is part of our limbic system. It is often referred to as 'the window to the soul'. The amygdala is found just beneath the surface of the front, medial part of our temporal lobe. The amygdala is crucial to instinctual emotions such as fear and anger, and our ability to feel emotional because of some external stimulus.
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   amygdala
   [n] - an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum
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   Amygdala
   Amygdala: 1. The amygdaloid nucleus in the brain. 2. The tonsils. These structures were so named because they appeared to be shaped like an almond. From the Greek amydale (almond) + the Greek eidos (like).
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   amygdala
   crucial part of the brain system through which autonomic conditioned responses are expressed Category: Medicine
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   amygdala
   Almond-shaped body in the lateral ventricle of the brain.
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   Amygdala
   A·myg'da·la (ȧ*mĭg'dȧ*lȧ) noun ; plural -læ (-lē). [ Latin , an almond, from Greek 'amygda`lh . See Almond .] 1. An almond. 2. (Anat.) (a) One of the tonsils of the pharynx. (b) One of the rounded prominences of the lower surface of the lateral hemispheres of the cerebellum, each side of the v ...
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    amygdala
    Denoting the cerebellar tonsil, as well as the lymphatic tonsils (pharyngeal, palatine, lingual, laryngeal, and tubal). ... Origin: L. Fr. G. Amygdale, almond; in Mediev. & Mod. L., a tonsil ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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    amygdala
    amygdaloid nucleus 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
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    Amygdala
    The ` (Latin, also `, singular `, from Greek , `, 'almond', 'tonsil') are almond-shaped groups of neurons located deep within the medial temporal lobes of the brain in complex vertebrates, including humans.
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    amygdala
    (ә-mig´dә-lә) an almond-shaped structure. corpus amygdaloideum.
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    Amygdala
    • (n.) One of the rounded prominences of the lower surface of the lateral hemispheres of the cerebellum, each side of the vallecula. • (n.) One of the tonsils of the pharynx. • (n.) An almond.
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    amygdala
    (from the article `aggressive behaviour`) ...this system is modulated by higher centres, including areas of the limbic system—specifically the septum, which lies above the hypothalamus and ... ...masses of nerve cells, called nuclei, form components of the basal ganglia. Four basal ganglia can be distinguished: (1) the caudate nucl...
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    amygdala
    An almond-shaped mass of nerve cells lying deep in the cerebral hemispheres of the brain. The amygdala is concerned with decoding emotions, and in particular stimuli that are threatening to the organism. As a result of evolution, many of our body’s alarm circuits are grouped together in the amygdala...
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