Plural of amygdala; the almond-shaped neural structures in the brain involved in emotion and fear processing.
From Latin plural of amygdala, which comes from Greek amygdale (almond). The plural form is used in anatomical and neurological contexts.
Your two amygdalae are basically your brain's alarm system—they're scanning for danger constantly, which is why fear and anxiety literally happen before you're conscious of being scared!
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