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corpus amygdaloideum > noun, body
MeaningAn 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.
Synonymsamygdala, amygdaloid nucleus
Part oftemporal lobe; limbic system, visceral brain, limbic brain
Broaderbasal ganglion

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