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Noun amygdaloid nucleus has 1 sense
- amygdala, amygdaloid nucleus, corpus amygdaloideum - an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior
--1 is a kind of basal ganglion
--1 is a part of limbic system, visceral brain, limbic brain; temporal lobe
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