amygdalanoun [ C ]
uk/əˈmɪɡ.də.lə//əˈmɪɡ.də.lə/plural amygdalae specializedone of two parts of the brain that affect how people feel emotions, especially fear and pleasure
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Examples from literature
- But sometimes the amygdala doesn’t work in the right way.
- By studying animals, scientists have shown that the fear hormone is made in a part of the brain called the amygdala.
- In adolescents, the cortex is small, so they use the amygdala much more.
- One part of the brain is called the amygdala.
- When the danger that causes the feeling of fear disappears, the memory of that danger is kept for some time in the amygdala.
- Your amygdala seems to be working perfectly!