名詞
词源
源自其形狀，源自拉丁語 amygdala (“扁桃”) ← 古希臘語 ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē，“扁桃”)。mandorla 的同源對似詞。
读音
- /əˈmɪɡ.də.lə/
释义
杏仁體
Cognitive scientists distinguish between normal risk-assessment decisions, which activate the reward-prediction regions of the brain, and decisions made amid extreme uncertainty, which generate activity in the amygdala.
2009 February 12, David Brooks, “The Worst-Case Scenario”, in New York Times:
词形与写法（2）
| 词形 | 标注 | 转写 |
|---|---|---|
| amygdalas | plural | |
| amygdalae | plural |