amigdala
amigdala, amigdaloidni korpus
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 [mandljevo oblikovana nevronska struktura v sprednjem delu časovnega režnja možganov; tesno povezana s hipotalamusom, hipokampusom in z girusom cingulate; kot del limbicnega sistema igra pomembno vlogo pri motivaciji in čustvenem vedenju.]