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central amygdaloid nucleus

Term ID
UBERON:0002883
Synonyms
  • amygdala central nucleus
  • central amygdala
  • central amygdalar nucleus
  • central nuclear group
  • central nucleus amygdala
  • central nucleus of amygda
  • central nucleus of the amygdala
  • nucleus amygdalae centralis
  • nucleus amygdaloideus centralis
  • nucleus centralis amygdalae
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Definition
The output region of the amygdala responsible for controlling responses (Phelps & LeDoux, 2005, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ 16242399).
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