amygdala
Noun
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is a type 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 movementis 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
same as: amygdaloid nucleus, corpus amygdaloideum
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