amygdalae
- plural of amygdala.
Example Sentences
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While the democratization of information has been incredible and a net positive thing for society, our minds, our amygdalae have not caught up with the culture that we’ve created.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
Our amygdalae activate as soon as our brains spot deviations from routine, social norms, and in-group tendencies.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 29, 2017
One often-reported finding was that as anxious patients who were undergoing C.B.T. began to feel calmer, activity in their amygdalae — the nutlike structures that are integral to the brain’s fear circuitry — significantly quieted.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2015
Instead, she had a panic attack, just like the other subjects in the experiment, both of whom also had damaged amygdalae.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 31, 2014
These empathy-impaired subjects had amygdalae that fired less when distressed faces were presented.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2014
