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The amygdaloid complex, traditionally regarded as part of the system of basal endbrain nuclei, has a unique structure in that it combines the two major principles of organization of the gray matter – the nuclear and the screening. Working from the studies of Zavarzin on the nuclear and screening centers, the authors suggest a classification of its structures into nuclei, paleocortex, and intermediate formations.
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Kalimullina, L.B., Akhmadeev, A.V., Minibaeva, Z.R. et al. Structural Organization of the Amygdaloid Complex of the Rat Brain. Neurosci Behav Physiol 34, 551–555 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:NEAB.0000028283.55130.69
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