amygdala

Noun

a=myg=da=la

WORDNET DICTIONARY

amygdala(n = noun.body) amygdaloid nucleus, 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;

is a part of temporal ccortex, temporal lobe, limbic brain, limbic system, visceral brain

is a kind of basal ganglion

amygdala, n. [L., an almond, fr. Gr. 'amygda`lh. See Almond.].