"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| 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 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Amygdala" by people in Profiles.
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Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Amygdala and Hippocampus in PTSD: Results From the PGC-ENIGMA PTSD Working Group. Am J Psychiatry. 2026 May 01; 183(5):333-342.
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The role of amygdala calcitonin gene-related peptide receptors on the development of persistent bladder pain in mice. Pain. 2026 Jun 01; 167(6):1440-1452.
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Amygdalar calcitonin gene-related peptide driven effects of cold sensitivity induced by peripheral neuropathy in mice. J Pain. 2026 Apr; 41:106199.
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Eye movements organize excitability state, information coding and network connectivity in the human hippocampus. Prog Neurobiol. 2025 09; 252:102812.
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Prospective Associations Between Structural Brain Development and Onset of Depressive Disorder During Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood. Am J Psychiatry. 2025 Oct 01; 182(10):935-944.
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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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Specification of claustro-amygdalar and palaeocortical neurons and circuits. Nature. 2025 02; 638(8050):469-478.
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A single-center learning curve for stereotactic laser amygdalohippocampotomy and a surgical framework to manage failures. Epilepsia. 2025 Feb; 66(2):458-470.
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Exploring individual differences in amygdala-mediated memory modulation. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci. 2025 02; 25(1):188-209.
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An ordinal clinical score predicts seizure freedom after minimally invasive epilepsy surgery. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2024 09; 11(9):2327-2336.