What is amyglia: dopamine, oxycontin, or cortisol?
– The amygdalae (Latin, also corpus amygdaloideum, singular amygdala, from Greek αμυγδαλ, amygdalē, ‘almond’, ‘tonsil’, listed in the Gray’s Anatomy as the nucleus amygdalae) are almond-shaped groups of neurons located deep within the medial temporal lobes of the brain contained by complex vertebrates, including humans. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter occurring in a wide variety of animals,…