(plural amygdalae) A roughly almond-shaped mass of grey matter deep inside each hemisphere of the brain, associated with the sense of smell An almond-shaped mass of gray matter in the anterior portion of the temporal lobe. Also called amygdaloid nucleus A brain structure involved in the arousal and regulation of emotion; it may also play a role in the association of memories formed in different senses 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 almond shaped structure in the brain's limbic system that encodes emotional messages to long term storage A STRUCTURE THAT IS PART OF THE LIMBIC SYSTEM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BRAIN IT IS WHERE WE REMEMBER THINGS THAT FRIGHTENED US The one of the four basal ganglia in each cerebral hemisphere that is part of the limbic system and consists of an almond-shaped mass of gray matter in the anterior extremity of the temporal lobe Structure of the limbic system in the anterior temporal lobe Also a structure in the basal ganglia An almond-shaped structure of the vertebrate brain, involved in the generation of emotions It also plays a role in the development of memories an almond-shaped group of cells in the temporal lobes of the brain, which is a major part of the limbic system that controls the emotions An almond-shaped cluster of small structures near the limbic region The amygdala plays a key role in regulating emotions like anger, fear, love, and sadness part of the limbic system, which seems to provide the emotional assessment of a new sensation with the memory of a similar sensation An almond 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 animals and humans One of the rounded prominences of the lower surface of the lateral hemispheres of the cerebellum, each side of the vallecula (Anatomy) almond-shaped part; almond-shaped portion of the brain located in the temporal region One of the tonsils of the pharynx