Found 2 items, similar to Amygdala.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: amygdala amygdala n : 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 [syn: amygdaloid nucleus, corpus amygdaloideum] [also: amygdalae (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Amygdala Amygdala \A*myg"da*la\ ([.a]*m[i^]g"d[.a]*l[.a]), n.; pl. -l[ae] (-l[=e]). [L., an almond, fr. Gr. 'amygda`lh. See Almond.] 1. An almond. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. (Anat.) (a) One of the tonsils of the pharynx. (b) One of the rounded prominences of the lower surface of the lateral hemispheres of the cerebellum, each side of the vallecula. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]