amygdaloid nucleus

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 (synset 105503222)
   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 movement
   is 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: amygdala, corpus amygdaloideum

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