Derived from the Greek for almond, the amygdala sits in the brain's medial temporal lobe, a few inches from either ear. Coursing through the amygdala are nerves connecting it to a number of important ...

The findings have been published in theAmerican Journal of Psychiatry. The amygdala is a small, almond-shaped structure located deep within the brain’s temporal lobe, playing a central role in ...

An almond-shaped part of your brain called the amygdala makes a snap judgment. It decides you've seen or heard something to be afraid of. And it fires off an alarm signal. Another section of your ...

In our brains, we have two sets of almond-shaped neurons, called amygdala, (Greek for almond), one in each hemisphere, that are thought to be key in processing emotional experiences. Involved in a ...

Amygdala: A small, almond-shaped cluster of nuclei located deep within the temporal lobes of the brain, involved in emotional processing and the formation of memories. Effective Connectivity ...