Amygdala

Of basal ganglion, limbic system and temporal lobe.   May also be referred to as amygdaloid nucleus and corpus amygdaloideum.

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.

This concept's ID is @1~29979