Nervous system & sense organs
Amygdaloid body
Corpus amygdaloideum
- System
- Nervous system & sense organs
- Regions
- Head
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Basal forebrain
DescriptionUnreviewed
The amygdala (plural: amygdalae or amygdalas; also corpus amygdaloideum; Latin from Greek, ἀμυγδαλή, amygdalē, 'almond', 'tonsil') is one of two almond-shaped clusters of nuclei located deep and medially within the temporal lobes of the brain's cerebrum in complex vertebrates, including humans.
Shown to perform a primary role in the processing of memory, decision making, and emotional responses (including fear, anxiety, and aggression), the amygdalae are considered part of the limbic system.
The term amygdala was first introduced by Karl Friedrich Burdach in 1822.
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Names
- Latin
- Corpus amygdaloideum
- English
- Amygdaloid body
- French
- Corps amygdaloïde
- Spanish
- Cuerpo amigdaloide
- Portuguese
- Corpo amigdalóide