amygdaloid nucleus
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1. 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 (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | basal ganglion, |
| definition | : | any of several masses of subcortical grey matter at the base of each cerebral hemisphere that seem to be involved in the regulation of voluntary movement (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | temporal ccortex, temporal lobe, |
| definition | : | that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying inside the temples of the head (noun.body) |
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