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The Development of the Human Amygdaloid Complex

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The Neurobiology of the Amygdala

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Abstract

In a recent paper (Humphrey, 1968), the human amygdala (or better the amygdaloid complex) was identified as the first portion of the striatal complex to appear during development, although other parts of the corpus striatum are identifiable soon afterward. In this paper, the differentiation of the nuclei of the amygdaloid complex was traced from the initial migration of the neuroblasts outward from the medullary epithelium, at the time that the telencephalic hemispheres first begin to evaginate, to 8.5 weeks of menstrual age when all but one nucleus of the complex could be identified. At the present time, when the amygdaloid complex, or archistriatum, is being investigated from so many approaches, it seems appropriate to review briefly this early period of development previously reported, and to include the additional stages in its differentiation necessary to reach the age level at which function has probably begun.

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Abbreviations

ac.bas.:

nucleus amygdalae basalis accessorius

ac.bas.,p.l.:

nucleus amygdalae basalis accessorius pars lateralis

ac.bas.,p.m.:

nucleus amygdalae basalis accessorius pars medialis

amyg.:

amygdala

amyg. compl.:

amygdaloid complex

amyg.fis.:

fissura circularis amygdalae

amyg.-hip.tr.a.:

amygdalohippocampal transition area

amyg.-pir.tr.a.:

amygdalopiriform transition area

ant.amyg.a.:

anterior amygdaloid area

ant.com.:

commissura anterior

ant.horn.:

anterior horn of lateral ventricle

aq.:

cerebral aqueduct

bas.:

nucleus amygdalae basalis

bas.(d):

nucleus amygdalae basalis, pars medialis (deep portion)

bas.,p.l.:

nucleus amygdalae basalis pars lateralis

bas.,p.m.:

nucleus amygdalae basalis pars medialis

bas.(s):

nucleus amygdalae basalis, pars medialis (superficial portion)

basolat.:

basolateral amygdaloid complex

b.v.:

blood vessel

caud.:

nucleus caudatus

caud.-put.:

caudate-putarnen complex

cent.:

nucleus amygdalae centralis

cerebel.:

cerebellum

cer.ped.:

cerebral peduncle

ch.pl.:

choroid plexus

cl.:

claustrum

corn.am.:

cornu ammonis

corp.cal.:

corpus callosurn

corp.str.:

corpus striatum

cort.:

nucleus amygdalae corticalis

cort.(i), cort.(l) and cort.(m).:

nucleus amygdalae corticalis, pars intermedialis, pars lateralis and pars medialis respectively

diag.b.Broca.:

diagonal band of Broca (and its nucleus)

dien.:

diencephalon

dors.thal.:

dorsal thalamus

endorh.fis.:

fissura endorhinalis

epithal.:

epithalamus

ep.l., or ep.l., lat.vent.:

ependymal layer of lateral ventricle

ext.cap.:

capsula externa

f.:

fimbria, or fornix

fr.:

frontal pole of hemisphere

fr.lobe.:

frontal lobe

gl.pal.I and II:

globus pallidus, deep and superficial divisions respectively

gy.dent.:

gyrus dentatus

gy.dent.anl.:

anlage of gyrus dentatus

hip. or hip.form.:

hippocampal formation

hypothal.:

hypothalamus

i.:

massa intercalata

inf.horn.:

inferior horn of lateral ventricle

int.cap.:

capsula interna

interc.:

massa intercalate

L.:

lateral striatal ridge

lam.term.:

lamina terminalis

l.f.b.:

lateral forebrain bundle, ventral peduncle

lat.:

nucleus amygdalae lateralis

lat.p.c.:

nucleus amygdalae lateralis, pars compacta

lat.,p.s.:

nucleus amygdalae lateralis pars striatalis

lat.str.r.:

lateral striatal ridge

lat.vent.:

Abaadfj

SGML.:

ventriculus lateralis

M:

medial striatal ridge

med.:

nucleus amygdalae medialis

med.ob.:

medulla oblongata

mesen.:

mesencephalon

n.t.o.l.:

nucleus tractus olfactorius lateralis

N.II.:

nervus opticus

N.V.:

nervus trigeminus

nb.:

neuroblasts migrating into amygdalopiriform transition area

neostr.:

neostriatum

nuc.III.:

nucleus oculomotorius

oc.:

occipital pole of telencephalon

ol.:

nucleus tractus olfactorius lateralis

olf.bulb.:

bulbus olfactorius

olf.pl.:

olfactory placode

opt.tr.:

tractus opticus

periamyg.cort.:

periamygdaloid cortex

pir.:

piriform cortex

post.horn.:

posterior horn of lateral ventricle

prim.amyg.:

primordial amygdale

prim.corn.am.:

primordial cornu ammonis

prim.hip.:

primordial hippocampal formation

prim.lat.str.r.:

primordial lateral striatal ridge

prim.neostr.:

primordial neostriatum

prim.pir.:

primordial piriform cortex

put.:

pu tarnen

S.:

sulcus inters triatalis

sp.c.:

spinal cord

str.term.:

stria terminalis

sub.:

subiculum

telen.:

telencephalon

telen.hem.:

telencephalic hemisphere

temp.:

temporal lobe

tr.a.:

amygdalopiriform transition area

tub.olf.:

tuberculum olfactorium

undiff.z.:

undifferentiated zone of striatal ridge

III or III vent.:

third ventricle

IV.:

fourth ventricle

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Humphrey, T. (1972). The Development of the Human Amygdaloid Complex. In: The Neurobiology of the Amygdala. Advances in Behavioral Biology, vol 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8987-7_3

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