amygdala

IPA(Pronunciation)

/əˈmɪɡ.də.lə/

Noun

(neuroanatomy) Each one of the two regions of the brain, located as a pair in the medial temporal lobe, believed to play a key role in processing emotions, such as fear and pleasure, in both animals and humans.

Japanese Meaning

扁桃体：内側側頭葉に位置する2つの領域のうちの1つまたはその集合体で、動物や人間における恐怖や快楽といった感情の処理に重要な役割を果たす脳の部位

What is this buttons?

Researchers measured activity in the amygdala while participants viewed images of fearful and pleasant faces.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

研究者たちは、参加者が恐怖や快の表情の画像を見ているときに扁桃体の活動を測定した。

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Cognitive scientists distinguish between normal risk-assessment decisions, which activate the reward-prediction regions of the brain, and decisions made amid extreme uncertainty, which generate activity in the amygdala.

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amygdalae

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