Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun amygdala

1 sense of amygdala

Sense 1
amygdala, amygdaloid nucleus, corpus amygdaloideum -- (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)
       => basal ganglion -- (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)