amygdaloid complex
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complex — 1. An organized constellation of feelings, thoughts, perceptions, and memories that may be in part unconscious and may strongly influence associations and attitudes. 2. In chemistry, the relatively stable combination of two or more compounds into … Medical dictionary
Nucleus — 1) In cell biology, the structure that houses the chromosomes. 2) In neuroanatomy, a group of nerve cells. * * * 1. In cytology, typically a rounded or oval mass of protoplasm within the cytoplasm of a plant or animal cell; it is surrounded by a… … Medical dictionary
body — 1. The head, neck, trunk, and extremities. The human b., consisting of head (caput), neck (collum), trunk (truncus), and limbs (membra). 2. The material part of a human, as distinguished from the … Medical dictionary
Cognitive neuroscience of visual object recognition — Object recognition is the ability to perceive an object’s physical properties (such as shape, colour and texture) and apply semantic attributes to the object, which includes the understanding of its use, previous experience with the object and… … Wikipedia
area — 1. [TA] Any circumscribed surface or space. 2. All of the part supplied by a given artery or nerve. 3. A part of an organ having a special function, as the motor a. of the brain. SEE ALSO … Medical dictionary
corpus amygdaloideum — [TA] amygdaloid body: a small, ovoid complex of nuclei partly covered by the pyriform cortex, within the tip of the temporal lobe, anterior to the inferior horn of the lateral ventricle of the brain; it is part of the limbic system. The… … Medical dictionary
Archistriatum — The archistriatum refers to regions of the avian brain which partially overlap regions homologous to the amygdala of mammals. These regions have formerly been referred to as epistriatum or amygdaloid complex [cite… … Wikipedia
Amygdale (cerveau) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Amygdale. Vue 3D de l amygdale (en rouge) L amygdale ou complexe amygdalien est un noyau pair situé dans la région antéro interne du lobe temporal au sein de l uncu … Wikipédia en Français
basolateral — Basal and lateral; specifically used to refer to one of the two major cytological divisions of the amygdaloid complex. See amygdaloid body. * * * ba·so·lat·er·al (ba″so latґər əl) pertaining to the base and sides … Medical dictionary
David Amaral — David G. Amaral, PhD, is a professor of psychiatry at the University of California, Davis, United States, and since 1998 has been the research director at the M.I.N.D. Institute, an affiliate of UC Davis, engaged in interdisciplinary research… … Wikipedia
