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DEFINITION:

corpus amygdaloideum

Amygdaloid body: a small, ovoid complex of nuclei partly covered by the pyriform cortex, within the tip of the temporal lobe, anterior to the inferior horn of the lateral ventricle of the brain; it is part of the limbic system and is classified as a part of the basal nuclei. The amygdaloid body is divided into two main groups of nuclei, found in the basolateral and corticomedial parts, and a poorly differentiated transitional region, the anterior amygdaloid area. It has olfactory connections, is reciprocally connected to the limbic cortex, and projects fibers to the hippocampus, the septum, the thalamus, and especially the hypothalamus. Called also amygdala, amygdaloid complex, and nucleus amygdalae.