amygdaloid nucleus

Noun amygdaloid nucleus has 1 sense

• amygdaloid nucleus(n = noun.body) amygdala, corpus amygdaloideum - 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; Array
is a part of temporal ccortex, temporal lobe, limbic brain, limbic system, visceral brain
is a kind of basal ganglion