Synonyms for Amygdala (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior):
amygdaloid nucleus, corpus amygdaloideumFrom the ODE community, based on WordNetadd/edit