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Amygdala

Amygdala

See also: amygdala

German

Noun

Amygdala f

  1. (anatomy) amygdala

amygdala

amygdala

See also: Amygdala

English

Location of the amygdala in the human brain (region of the brain).

Noun

amygdala (plural amygdalas or amygdalae)

  1. (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.
    • 2009 February 12, David Brooks, “The Worst-Case Scenario”, in New York Times:
      Cognitive scientists distinguish between normal risk-assessment decisions, which activate the reward-prediction regions of the brain, and decisions made amid extreme uncertainty, which generate activity in the amygdala.

Holonyms

  • (region of the brain): brain

Related terms

Translations


Czech

Noun

amygdala f

  1. amygdala

Declension


Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, almond).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈmyɡ.da.la/, [aˈmʏɡ.da.ɫa]

Noun

amygdala f (genitive amygdalae); first declension

  1. almond tree

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative amygdala amygdalae
genitive amygdalae amygdalārum
dative amygdalae amygdalīs
accusative amygdalam amygdalās
ablative amygdalā amygdalīs
vocative amygdala amygdalae

Noun

amygdala

  1. nominative plural of amygdalum
  2. accusative plural of amygdalum
  3. vocative plural of amygdalum

References


Portuguese

Noun

amygdala f (plural amygdalas)

  1. Obsolete spelling of amígdala