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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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Summary

amygdala is a brain region[1]. amygdala ranks in the top 5% of brain region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,185 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: class of anatomical entity[3]
  • Subclass of: brain region[4], basal ganglion of telencephalon[5], particular anatomical entity[6]
  • Part of: limbic system[7]
  • Commons category: Amygdala[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Amygdala[9]
  • Described by source: Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[10], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11]
  • NCI Thesaurus ID: C12440[12]
  • Short name: Amg[13]
  • Different from: Amygdala[14]
  • Development of anatomical structure: amygdala development[15]

Body

Influence

Things named for amygdala include amygdala hijack[16].

Why It Matters

amygdala has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] amygdala is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Entities named for amygdala include amygdala hijack[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). amygdala. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/amygdala
MLA “amygdala.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/amygdala.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_amygdala_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{amygdala}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/amygdala}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-11}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 20fCGg
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  2. 20w 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 */ Yso id: 39071, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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