Amygdala

Synonyms for "amygdala" (3 found)

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amygdaloid nucleus

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Noun(1 words)
corpus amygdaloideum

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basal ganglion

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Binge drinking can damage the amygdala.

Source: tatoeba (900349)

And young people who described themselves as conservative had an amygdala (the brain structure associated with emotional processing) that was larger.

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The amygdala is a mass of gray matter, similar in shape to an almond, existing in each of the cerebral hemispheres, that is involved in the experience of emotions.

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Researchers also found that people with the highest amygdala activity, in other words those who were the most stressed out, had the highest levels of inflammatory markers in their blood.

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