Amygdala

Introduction: Amygdala

Description of Amygdala

Amygdala: 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.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Amygdala: almond-shaped group of basal nuclei anterior to the inferior horn of the lateral ventricle of the brain, within the temporal lobe; part of the limbic system.
Source: CRISP

Amygdala: Almond-shaped group of basal nuclei anterior to the inferior horn of the lateral ventricle of the brain, within the temporal lobe. The amygdala is part of the limbic system.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Amygdala: Almond-shaped group of basal nuclei anterior to the inferior horn of the lateral ventricle of the brain, within the temporal lobe. The amygdala is part of the limbic system.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Amygdala:

Terms Similar to Amygdala:

• amygdaloid nucleus
• corpus amygdaloideum

Source - WordNet 2.1

• amygdaloid body

Source - MeSH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• Amygdaloid Body

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Amygdala

• Limbic System
• Basal Ganglia

Source - MeSH 2007

• basal ganglia
• limbic system

Source - CRISP

• basal ganglion

Source - WordNet 2.1

The term Amygdala can be used for:

• amygdaloid body
• amygdaloid nuclear complex

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Amygdala

The following list attempts to classify Amygdala into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• basal ganglion
• ganglion
• neural structure
• anatomical structure,bodily structure,body structure,complex body part,structure
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Nervous System
  • Central Nervous System
    • Brain
      • Limbic System
        • Amygdala

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Nervous System
  • Central Nervous System
    • Brain
      • Prosencephalon
        • Telencephalon
          • Basal Ganglia
            • Amygdala

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• limbic system
• brain
• central nervous system
• nervous system
• Anatomy

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