Amygdala karamin tsari ne mai siffar almond a cikin kwakwalwa wanda ke cikin tsarin limbic. Yana da zurfi a cikin lobes na wucin gadi na kwakwalwa kuma yana shiga cikin sarrafawa da tsara motsin rai, musamman tsoro da tashin hankali. Hakanan amygdala yana taka rawa wajen ƙarfafa ƙwaƙwalwar ajiya, musamman ga abubuwan da suka faru na motsin rai ko na rauni.
