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Meanings of amygdala in English

Russian
миндалевидное тело
Portuguese
corpo amigdaloide
Spanish
complejo amigdalino
Catalan
nucli amigdaloide
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Almond-shaped group of neurons in the medial temporal lobes of the brain which plays a central role in the processing and memory of emotions, especially fear.

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        миндалевидное тело
        Portuguese
        amígdala cerebelosa
        Catalan
        nucli amigdaloide
        Spanish
        amigdala cerebral

        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.

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              amígdala cerebelosa
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              Examples for "amygdaloid nucleus"
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              In addition, fighting increased c-fos expression in the medial amygdaloid nucleus of both DOM and SUB males as well as having more selective effects.
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              Usage of amygdala in English
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              These data support a role of the amygdala in recovery from depression.
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              Increased amygdala reactivity has been discussed in the context of major depression.
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              Abstract: The amygdala plays a central role in fear conditioning and extinction.
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              The presence of emotional aspects of craving is suggested by amygdala activation.
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              Interventions: Functional inactivation of the central nucleus of the amygdala with TTX.
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              Like the amygdala, the nucleus accumbens also processes both pleasure and fear.
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              Pearson correlation coefficients between amygdala activation and HAM-D score also were performed.
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              The highest uptake was in the amygdala, followed by striatum and hippocampus.
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              Contemptuous faces did not elicit stronger amygdala activation than did disgusted expressions.
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              Results: For unpredictable cues, higher social anxiety was associated with lower BNST-amygdala connectivity.
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              The term I use is we are now experiencing a global amygdala hijacking.
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              Objective: To investigate amygdala and hippocampal volume in adults and adolescents with BD.
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              Behavioral studies indicate that hippocampus- and amygdala-dependent learning requires Arc GAG domain phosphorylation.
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              The AFC was constructed using amygdala-based functional connectivity using resting-state functional MRI data.
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              These findings suggest that the amygdala modulates arousal in a variety of situations.
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              The response shape of the amygdala did not differ between groups.
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