amygdala
/əˈmɪɡ.də.lə/ noun C2- Each one of the two regions of the brain, located as a pair in the medial temporal lobe, believed to play a key role in processing emotions, such as fear and pleasure, in both animals and humans.
Plural amygdalas
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These regions are the amygdala, which regulates emotional responses, and the hippocampus, which is responsible for the formation of associative memories.
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