Crossword-Solution: AMYGDALA
We have 5 clues for the answer “AMYGDALA”
| Clue | Answers |
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| *Brain's emotion center | 1 answer |
| Part of the brain believed to control emotion | 1 answer |
| almond-shaped part, such as a tonsil or a lobe of the cerebellum | 1 answer |
| tonsil | 1 answer |
| ALMOND ___ | 30 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
EARTE
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with AMYGDALA (2)
But the Parsee came down from his palm-tree, wearing his hat, from which the rays of the sun were reflected in more-than-oriental splendour, packed up his cooking-stove, and went away in the direction of Orotavo, Amygdala, the Upland Meadows of Anantarivo, and the Marshes of Sonaput.
Each of these surfaces is again subdivided by fissures into smaller lobes, of which the most important are the _amygdala_ or _tonsil_, which forms the lateral boundary of the anterior part of the vallecula, and the _flocculus_, which is situated immediately behind the middle peduncle of the cerebellum.
Quotes with AMYGDALA (3)
One of the seats of emotion and memory in the brain is the amygdala, he explained. When something threatens your life, this area seems to kick into overdrive, recording every last detail of the experience. The more detailed the memory, the longer the moment seems to last. "This explains why we think that time speeds up when we grow older," Eagleman said--why childhood summers seem to go on forever, while old age slips by while we’re dozing. The more familiar the world becomes…
Thousands of years ago, when our ancestors encountered a predatory animal like a lion, it was best to react immediately and not stand around thinking about the lion, admiring its beauty or wondering why it was bothering them instead of tracking down some tasty antelope. Thus, the fast track to the amygdala kept our ancestors alive.
Our brains resist change, they rail against it, our amygdala will always want the safe bet. But are the obstacles truly insurmountable? Is it a brick wall? Or is it a sliding door, which, once you decide to approach it, begins to swish open? Because even though our brains prefer safety in the short run, in the long run they crave meaning, challenge, and novelty.
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Appears in: NYT, Universal.
Used 2 times in crossword archives (2017–2020).