amygdalae
UK/əˈmɪɡ.də.li/
amygdalae is the plural of amygdala.
Meaning of amygdala
Noun
amygdala (plural amygdalas or amygdalae)
- 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.
- There is experimental evidence showing that cortisol restrains the intensity and duration of the emergency reaction to stress, and catecholamines have been shown to enhance emotional memory in the amygdala (see subsection on "Noradrenaline"). Thus, individuals lacking cortisol would overstore...2006, Marcus Lira Brandão, Frederico Guilherme Graeff, Neurobiology of Mental Disorders, page 36
Forms of amygdalae
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Questions about amygdalae
- What is amygdalae the plural of?
- Amygdalae is the plural of amygdala.
- How do you pronounce amygdalae?
- Amygdalae is pronounced /əˈmɪɡ.də.li/ (UK).
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