Each one of the two regions of the brain, located as a pair in the medial temporal lobe, believed to play a key role in processing emotions, such as fear and pleasure, in both animals and humans.
Częstotliwość
Wymawiane jako (IPA)
/əˈmɪɡ.də.lə/
Etymologia (Angielski)
Named because of its shape. Learned borrowing from Latin amygdala (“almond”), from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”). Doublet of almond, amygdale, and mandorla.