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Meaning
Noun
●
In Neuroanatomy:
Each one of the two
regions
of the
brain
,
located
as a
pair
in the
medial
temporal lobe
,
believed
to
play
a key role in
processing
emotions
, such as
fear
and
pleasure
, in both
animals
and humans.
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