amygdala
amygdala
Definition
amyg·dala (ə mig′də lə)
noun pl. -·lae′-lē′
Anat. an almond-shaped structure; esp., a small, round mass of gray matter in the front part of the temporal lobe of the brain
Etymology: ME amigdale < L amygdala, almond
amygdala
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- call: A tiny structure deep within her brain called the amygdala caused a massive fear response.
- include: The findings showed impaired recognition of fear following bilateral temporal lobe damage when this included the amygdala.
- activate: Consistent with neuropsychological findings, both types of fearful stimuli activated the amygdala.
- implicate: Animal and human studies implicate the amygdala in conditioning to aversive stimuli and orbitofrontal cortex in reversal learning.
Adjective modifier
- human: Selective bilateral damage to the human amygdala is rare, offering unique insights into its functions.
Modifies a noun
- damage: Here, we present the first evidence of theory of mind deficits following amygdala damage acquired in adulthood.
- response: An amygdala response, the tiny animal at the top of the spine that screams eternally in denial of mortality.
- activity: Whalen PJ, Rauch SL, Etcoff NL, et al: Masked presentations of emotional facial expressions modulate amygdala activity without explicit knowledge.
- reactivity: There was differential amygdala reactivity to threatening or to emotional stimuli in absence of any overt psychiatric pathology.
- activation: At the same time it is the activation of this area of the left frontal cortex that is responsible for decrease in amygdala activation.
- dysfunction: Impaired processing of direction of gaze in Turner syndrome evidence for amygdala dysfunction.
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