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amygdala

[ US /ˌæmɪɡˈdɑɫə/ ]
[ UK /ˌæmɪɡdˈɑːlɐ/ ]
NOUN
  1. 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

How To Use amygdala In A Sentence

  • Whenever your brain detects change, including desirable, positive change, it sends a "danger" signal to the amygdala, which is an almond-shaped piece of your brain situated roughly above your ears. Arielle Ford: Authors, Here's Your Brain on Success
  • The brain regions called amygdalae are perpetually on guard ... Arlene Goldbard » 2007 » October
  • Objective : To explore the effect of amygdala lesion on the monoamine transmitters in normal rat brain.
  • VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Internal Dem memo faults party message'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'memo is sharply critical of Republican policies but also suggests a neurological explanation for Republican message success: By using emotional appeals and warning of dire threats, Republicans can trigger neurons called "amygdalae" in the temporal lobe, which is the seat of the "fight or flight" response in the brain.' OpEdNews - Quicklink: Internal Dem memo faults party message
  • The researchers found that deactivating the basolateral amygdala, a brain region involved in regulating emotion, specifically blocked consumption of a fatty diet in a rat. Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7
  • Patient SM, due to a rare condition called lipoid proteinosis has holes where her amygdala would normally reside. NYT > Home Page
  • The amygdala had the greatest response to scenes as most emotionally intense.
  • While their brain activity was being scanned, subjects performed an emotion matching task known to activate the amygdala.
  • Animal models of autism and Fragile X suggest that part of the problem in these disorders is overactivity in a brain region called the amygdala, which is associated with fear and anxiety, and is normally calmed by GABA. TIME.com: Top Stories
  • Oh and BTW, the mind is a maximum hypersurface and thought a trajectory on it and the amygdala and hippocampus are Hopf maps of it. Mind Hacks: Chris McKinstry has left the building
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