#amygdala__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
supertype: #basal_ganglion__basalganglion any of several masses of subcortical gray matter in each cerebral hemisphere that seem to be involved in the regulation of voluntary movement
part of: #temporal_lobe that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying inside the temples of the head
part of: #cerebral_cortex__cerebral_mantle__pallium the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the gray matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
part of: #cerebrum anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans
part of: #telencephalon the anterior division of the forebrain; the cerebrum and related parts of the hypothalamus
part of: #forebrain__prosencephalon the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube
part of: #encephalon__brain that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
part of: #central_nervous_system__centralnervoussystem__CNS__systema_nervosum_centrale the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord
part of: #nervous_system__nervoussystem__systema_nervosum__systemanervosum the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells
part of: #body__organic_structure__organicstructure__physical_structure the entire physical structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire"
part of: #head__caput the upper or front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window"
part of: #animal__animate_being__animatebeing__beast__brute__creature__fauna a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
part of: #limbic_system__visceral_brain__limbic_brain a system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior
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