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AMYGDALA [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-11-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Clinical Psychology
- Nervous System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- amygdala hijack
1, record 1, English, amygdala%20hijack
correct
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Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The amygdala hijack occurs when your amygdala responds to stress and disables your frontal lobes. That activates the fight-or-flight response and disables rational, reasoned responses. In other words, the amygdala "hijacks" control of your brain and your responses. 2, record 1, English, - amygdala%20hijack
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie clinique
- Système nerveux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- détournement par l'amygdale
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9tournement%20par%20l%27amygdale
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- prise de contrôle par l'amygdale 2, record 1, French, prise%20de%20contr%C3%B4le%20par%20l%27amygdale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-02-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ventral amygdalofugal pathway
1, record 2, English, ventral%20amygdalofugal%20pathway
correct
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Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The ventral amygdalofugal pathway is involved in conditioned learning, or associating particular stimuli with conditioned emotions. This pathway emerges from the amygdala and projects to many other locations of the brain. 1, record 2, English, - ventral%20amygdalofugal%20pathway
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- voie amygdalofuge ventrale
1, record 2, French, voie%20amygdalofuge%20ventrale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
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Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les principales voies efférentes de l'amygdale sont la strie terminale, qui se projette sur l'hypothalamus et les aires septales, et la voie amygdalofuge ventrale, qui se termine au niveau de l'aire préoptique latérale, de l'hypothalamus latéral et de la région septale. 1, record 2, French, - voie%20amygdalofuge%20ventrale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-02-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- stria terminalis
1, record 3, English, stria%20terminalis
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
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Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The connections, which are reciprocal, travel through two routes : A dorsal route, known as the stria terminalis, which follows the ventricular curve and is found on the upper aspect of the thalamus... This connects the amygdala with the hypothalamus and the septal region. 1, record 3, English, - stria%20terminalis
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- strie terminale
1, record 3, French, strie%20terminale
correct, feminine noun
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Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ces connexions, qui sont réciproques, se font par deux voies : Une voie dorsale, appelée strie terminale, suit la courbe ventriculaire sur la face supérieure du thalamus [...] Elle relie l'amygdale à l'hypothalamus et à la région septale. 1, record 3, French, - strie%20terminale
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2014-07-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Cognitive Psychology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- emotional memory
1, record 4, English, emotional%20memory
correct
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Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Emotional events often attain a privileged status in memory. Cognitive neuroscientists have begun to elucidate the psychological and neural mechanisms underlying emotional retention advantages in the human brain. The amygdala is a brain structure that directly mediates aspects of emotional learning and facilitates memory operations in other regions, including the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex. 2, record 4, English, - emotional%20memory
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie cognitive
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- mémoire émotionnelle
1, record 4, French, m%C3%A9moire%20%C3%A9motionnelle
correct, feminine noun
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Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans quelle mesure les souvenirs émotionnels sont plutôt explicites ou plutôt implicites est une question qui n'est pas encore complètement clarifiée. En fait, il semble que les deux cas de figure soient valables. Il est certain que les gens peuvent réagir à certains stimulus qu'ils peuvent identifier par une réaction de peur, mais nous avons également vu qu'ils peuvent être effrayés par des situations dont ils ne semblent pas avoir de souvenir particulier. En effet, il existe une pathologie assez commune qui se caractérise par des accès de panique, un type de trouble qui fait que les personnes qui en sont atteintes présentent une anxiété marquée sans être capables d'en identifier la cause. C'est pour cette raison que nous considérons la mémoire émotionnelle comme une forme spéciale de mémoire qui possède également un substrat anatomique unique, à savoir l'amygdale [...] 2, record 4, French, - m%C3%A9moire%20%C3%A9motionnelle
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2009-07-24
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- limbic system
1, record 5, English, limbic%20system
correct
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Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A term loosely applied to a group of brain structures... including the hippocampus and dentate gyrus with their archicortex, the cingulate gyrus and septal areas, and the amygdala), associated with olfaction but of greater importance in other activities, such as autonomic functions and certain aspects of emotion and behavior. 2, record 5, English, - limbic%20system
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- système limbique
1, record 5, French, syst%C3%A8me%20limbique
correct, masculine noun
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Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie du système nerveux central qui se situe à sa base et qui comprend la région septale, le fornix, l'hippocampe, le complexe amygdalien et les cortex insulaire et fronto-orbitaire postérieur. 1, record 5, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20limbique
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistema nervioso
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- sistema límbico
1, record 5, Spanish, sistema%20l%C3%ADmbico
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La búsqueda es un resultado de la actividad autoorganizadora que se desarrolla en el sistema límbico (parte del cerebro que incluye el córtex endorrino y que, según se cree, interviene en la vida emocional y en la memoria), el cual envía una orden de búsqueda a los sistemas motores. 2, record 5, Spanish, - sistema%20l%C3%ADmbico
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