"Amygdala" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Almond-shaped group of basal nuclei anterior to the INFERIOR HORN OF THE LATERAL VENTRICLE of the TEMPORAL LOBE. The amygdala is part of the limbic system.
| Descriptor ID |
D000679
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.464.090 A08.186.211.730.885.287.249.152
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| Concept/Terms |
Amygdala- Amygdala
- Amygdaloid Nuclear Complex
- Amygdaloid Nuclear Complices
- Complex, Amygdaloid Nuclear
- Complices, Amygdaloid Nuclear
- Nuclear Complex, Amygdaloid
- Nuclear Complices, Amygdaloid
- Nucleus Amygdalae
- Amygdalae, Nucleus
- Archistriatum
- Archistriatums
- Corpus Amygdaloideum
- Amygdaloideum, Corpus
- Amygdaloideums, Corpus
- Corpus Amygdaloideums
- Amygdaloid Body
- Amygdaloid Bodies
- Amygdaloid Nucleus
- Nucleus, Amygdaloid
Intercalated Amygdaloid Nuclei- Intercalated Amygdaloid Nuclei
- Amygdaloid Nuclei, Intercalated
- Amygdaloid Nucleus, Intercalated
- Intercalated Amygdaloid Nucleus
- Nuclei, Intercalated Amygdaloid
- Nucleus, Intercalated Amygdaloid
- Massa Intercalata
- Intercalata, Massa
- Intercalatas, Massa
- Massa Intercalatas
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Amygdala" by people in Profiles.
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Eye movements organize excitability state, information coding and network connectivity in the human hippocampus. Prog Neurobiol. 2025 Sep; 252:102812.
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Functional brain connectivity of the salience network in alcohol use and anxiety disorders. J Affect Disord. 2025 May 15; 377:124-133.
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Exploring individual differences in amygdala-mediated memory modulation. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci. 2025 Feb; 25(1):188-209.
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Neural differentiation of emotional faces as a function of interpersonal violence among adolescent girls. J Psychiatr Res. 2024 04; 172:90-101.
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Reduced Real-life Affective Well-being and Amygdala Habituation in Unmedicated Community Individuals at Risk for Depression and Anxiety. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 2023 01; 8(1):111-120.
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Identifying the neurophysiological effects of memory-enhancing amygdala stimulation using interpretable machine learning. Brain Stimul. 2021 Nov-Dec; 14(6):1511-1519.
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Amygdala structure and function in paediatric bipolar disorder and high-risk youth: A systematic review of magnetic resonance imaging findings. World J Biol Psychiatry. 2022 Feb; 23(2):103-126.
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In Reply: Case Series: Unilateral Amygdala Ablation Ameliorates Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Biomarkers. Neurosurgery. 2021 04 15; 88(5):E480-E481.
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Smaller Regional Brain Volumes Predict Posttraumatic Stress Disorder at 3 Months After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 2021 03; 6(3):352-359.
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Case Series: Unilateral Amygdala Ablation Ameliorates Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Biomarkers. Neurosurgery. 2020 09 15; 87(4):796-802.