Function:

• Arousal
• Controls Autonomic Responses Associated with Fear
• Emotional Responses
• Hormonal Secretions

Location:

• The amygdala is an almond shaped mass of nuclei located deep within the temporal lobes, medial to the hypothalamus and adjacent to the hippocampus.

Image:

• Amygdala

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For additional information see:

• Fear and the Amygdala