amygdala

English

WOTD - 16 July 2010    

Wikipedia

Location of the amygdala in the human brain (region of the brain).

Etymology

Because of its shape, from Latin amygdala (“almond”), from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdalē, “almond”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /əˈmɪɡ.də.lə/

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Noun

amygdala (plural amygdalas or amygdalae)

1. (anatomy) The region of the brain, located in the medial temporal lobe, believed to play a key role in the emotions, such as fear and pleasure, in both animals and humans.
   • 2009 February 12, David Brooks, “The Worst-Case Scenario”, New York Times:

     Cognitive scientists distinguish between normal risk-assessment decisions, which activate the reward-prediction regions of the brain, and decisions made amid extreme uncertainty, which generate activity in the amygdala.

Holonyms

• (region of the brain): brain

Related terms

• amygdalin
• amygdaloid

Translations

region of the brain

Catalan: amígdala (ca) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 杏仁體 (cmn), 杏仁体 (cmn) (xìngréntǐ) Czech: amygdala (cs) f. Danish: amygdala c., mandelkerne c. Finnish: mantelitumake (fi)

French: amygdale cérébrale (fr) f. German: Amygdala (de) f. Hungarian: amigdala (hu) Russian: мозжечковая миндалина (ru) f., миндалевидное тело (ru) n. Spanish: amígdala (es) f. Turkish: amigdala (tr)

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Czech

Noun

amygdala f.

1. amygdala

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Latin

Noun

amygdala (genitive amygdalae); f, first declension

1. almond tree

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	amygdala	amygdalae
genitive	amygdalae	amygdalārum
dative	amygdalae	amygdalīs
accusative	amygdalam	amygdalās
ablative	amygdalā	amygdalīs
vocative	amygdala	amygdalae

Noun

amygdala

1. nominative plural of amygdalum
2. accusative plural of amygdalum
3. vocative plural of amygdalum