"Amygdala" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Almond-shaped group of basal nuclei anterior to the INFERIOR HORN OF THE LATERAL VENTRICLE of the TEMPORAL LOBE. The amygdala is part of the limbic system.
| Descriptor ID |
D000679
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.464.090 A08.186.211.730.885.287.249.152
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| Concept/Terms |
Amygdala- Amygdala
- Amygdaloid Nuclear Complex
- Amygdaloid Nuclear Complices
- Complex, Amygdaloid Nuclear
- Complices, Amygdaloid Nuclear
- Nuclear Complex, Amygdaloid
- Nuclear Complices, Amygdaloid
- Nucleus Amygdalae
- Amygdalae, Nucleus
- Archistriatum
- Archistriatums
- Corpus Amygdaloideum
- Amygdaloideum, Corpus
- Amygdaloideums, Corpus
- Corpus Amygdaloideums
- Amygdaloid Body
- Amygdaloid Bodies
- Amygdaloid Nucleus
- Nucleus, Amygdaloid
Intercalated Amygdaloid Nuclei- Intercalated Amygdaloid Nuclei
- Amygdaloid Nuclei, Intercalated
- Amygdaloid Nucleus, Intercalated
- Intercalated Amygdaloid Nucleus
- Nuclei, Intercalated Amygdaloid
- Nucleus, Intercalated Amygdaloid
- Massa Intercalata
- Intercalata, Massa
- Intercalatas, Massa
- Massa Intercalatas
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Amygdala" by people in Profiles.
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Relations of hippocampal and ventricle volumes to Memory Outcomes in the Management of Myelomeningocele Study (MOMS) prenatal surgery clinical trial. Neuropsychology. 2025 Feb; 39(2):162-171.
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Musical memories in newborns: A resting-state functional connectivity study. Hum Brain Mapp. 2022 02 01; 43(2):647-664.
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Experience From 211 Transcortical Selective Amygdalohippocampectomy Procedures: Relevant Surgical Anatomy and Review of the Literature. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2021 Sep 15; 21(4):181-188.
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Effects of surgical targeting in laser interstitial thermal therapy for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: A multicenter study of 234 patients. Epilepsia. 2019 Jun; 60(6):1171-1183.
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Amygdala-frontal connectivity predicts internalizing symptom recovery among inpatient adolescents. J Affect Disord. 2018 01 01; 225:453-459.
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Tempol treatment reduces anxiety-like behaviors induced by multiple anxiogenic drugs in rats. PLoS One. 2015; 10(3):e0117498.
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Object and spatial relational memory in adult rhesus monkeys is impaired by neonatal lesions of the hippocampal formation but not the amygdaloid complex. Hippocampus. 2002; 12(4):421-33.