What is the amygdala, and what is its purpose?
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They're in the temporal lobe of the brain... There's two of them and they're made of groups of neurons... they're part of the limbic system I think, which has something to do with memory and emotions.... OO I love human biology... hang on let me see if Wiki's got it on.... ah yeh http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amygdala
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The amygdala is one of the pair of amygdalae. The amygdalae are groups of neurons deep within the medial temporal lobe. Their main function is processing and storing information from emotional events.
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The amygdala is an almond shaped mass of nuclei located deep within the temporal lobes of the brain, medial to the hypothalamus and adjacent to the hippocampus. The main "purpose" or function of the amygdala is controling autonomic responses associated with fear, arousal, emotional responses, and hormonal secretions. The amygdala has long been linked with a person's mental and emotional state. But thanks to scientific advances, researchers have recently grasped how important this 1-inch-long structure really is. Associated with a range of mental conditions from normalcy to depression to even autism, the amygdala has become the focal point of numerous research projects. http://biology.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://members.aol.com/nonverbal2/amygdala.htm http://www.whalenlab.info/ http://www.sci.uidaho.edu/med532/amygdala.htm http://www.psycheducation.org/emotion/amygdala.htm http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neuro/neuro98/202s98-paper2/Holt2.html
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