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# amygdala

«amygdala» in Mova's school dictionary: **a small almond-shaped part deep inside the brain that…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (the amygdala, amygdalae or amygdalas)

### meaning for a pupil

The amygdala is a small almond-shaped part deep inside the brain that helps us feel and react to emotions, especially fear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amygdala/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science and wellbeing lessons it helps explain feelings: the amygdala sounds the alarm in danger ("fight, flight or freeze"). Phrases: the amygdala, brain's alarm.

### examples

- The amygdala helps you feel scared when you see danger. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amygdala/#x1)
- Your amygdala reacts before you even think. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amygdala/#x2)
- Deep breathing helps calm the amygdala. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amygdala/#x3)
- The amygdala is shaped like an almond. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amygdala/#x4)
- Each brain has two amygdalae, one on each side. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amygdala/#x5)
- Scientists study the amygdala to understand fear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amygdala/#x6)

### note

Usually "the amygdala". Plural amygdalae or amygdalas. Said a-MIG-da-la. From Greek for almond. Simplified idea: the brain is much more complex than "alarm" parts.

### In the corpora

- [Fear sets off the brain's alarm system, the amygdala, which prepares the body to fight, run or freeze.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/68-the-coach-who-shouts-and-parents-on-the-touchline/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «amygdala» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amygdala/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.