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amygdala
ah-MIG-dah-lah
əˈmɪɡdələListen
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amygdala
Dictionary meaning
almond-shaped cluster of nuclei deep within the medial temporal lobe; plays a central role in processing emotional responses, especially fear and threat detection; involved in the formation of emotional memories; communicates with the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex in regulating emotion and stress responses
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