Amygdaloid body

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• It may be supposed that the first characteristic wave of synaptogenesis observed in the hippocampus and amygdaloid body is due to the overproduction of synapses observed at that time in other cortical regions.
• The amygdaloid body is a telencephalic structure belonging to the limbic system.
• , (1988a) Fig 10B The primordium of the amygdaloid body is thought to be represented by a thickening in D1, the medial striatal ridge, which possesses a primordial plexiform layer on its external surface and some silver impregnated fibres.
• Furthermore, a quick transmission of stimuli from the thalamus to the amygdaloid body is described allowing to react to a stimulus before recognising its meaning which requires more time-consuming cortical processing.
• amygdaloid: adjective, Greek amygdala = almond, and eidos = shape or form, hence, amygdaloid body is an almond-shaped mass.

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