amygdala

almond-shaped group of neurons in the medial temporal lobes of the brain which plays a central role in the processing and memory of emotions, especially fear
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amygdala

Summary

amygdala is a brain region[1]. amygdala ranks in the top 5% of brain_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,100 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • amygdala's instance of is recorded as brain region[3].
  • amygdala's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[4].
  • amygdala is a type of brain region[5].
  • amygdala is a type of basal ganglion of telencephalon[6].
  • amygdala is a type of particular anatomical entity[7].
  • amygdala is part of limbic system[8].
  • amygdala's Commons category is recorded as Amygdala[9].
  • amygdala's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Amygdala[10].
  • amygdala's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[11].
  • amygdala's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • amygdala's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C12440[13].
  • amygdala's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Amg'}[14].
  • amygdala's different from is recorded as Amygdala[15].
  • amygdala's development of anatomical structure is recorded as amygdala development[16].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include brain region[3] and class of anatomical entity[4]. Recorded subclass of include brain region[5], basal ganglion of telencephalon[6], and particular anatomical entity[7].

Use and Application

amygdala is part of limbic system[8].

Influence

Things named for amygdala include amygdala hijack[17].

Why It Matters

amygdala ranks in the top 5% of brain_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,100 views/month).[2] amygdala has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] amygdala is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Entities named for amygdala include amygdala hijack[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [17] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_amygdala_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{amygdala}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/amygdala}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from Amygdala
    Image Amygdala small.gif
    Subclass of brain region, basal ganglion of telencephalon, particular anatomical entity
    Instance of
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 39071, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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