CORPUS AMYGDALOIDEUM: FUNKTIONELLE NEUROANATOMIE, NEURONALE VERBINDUNGEN UND FUNKTIONELLE KORRELATION MIT EMOTIONEN, GEDÄCHTNIS UND AUFMERKSAMKEIT. ZUSAMMENHÄNGE MIT DER PÄDAGOGISCHEN PSYCHOLOGIE. KURZE KONZEPTIONELLE ÜBERSICHTSARBEIT / CORPUS AMYGDALOIDEUM: FUNCTIONAL NEUROANATOMY, NEURAL CONNECTIONS, AND CORRELATION WITH EMOTIONS, MEMORY, AND ATTENTION. LINKS TO EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY. A BRIEF OVERVIEW

Authors

  • Markos Karvelas National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
  • Vasiliki Ioannidi Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus Hellenic Open University, Greece

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejphs.v9i3.280

Keywords:

Corpus amygdaloideum, Neuroanatomie, Pädagogische Psychologie, Aufmerksamkeit, Emotionen, Gedächtnis / corpus amygdaloideum, neuroanatomy, educational psychology, attention, emotions, memory

Abstract

Diese Übersichtsarbeit beleuchtet, basierend auf fundamentalen neuroanatomischen Grundkenntnissen, manche wichtige und elementare Funktionen von Corpus amygdaloideum, hauptsächlich in funktionellem Zusammenhang mit Aufmerksamkeit, Emotionen und Gedächtnis. Desweiteren vermittelt, unter besonderen funktionellen Anhaltspunkten, die sehr wichtige Korrelation zwischen Neuroanatomie und Pädagogische Psychologie. 

 

Based on fundamental neuroanatomical knowledge, this review article highlights some important and elementary functions of the corpus amygdaloideum (amygdala), primarily in functional connection with attention, emotions, and memory. Furthermore, from specific functional perspectives, it presents the highly important correlation between neuroanatomy and educational psychology.

Author Biographies

  • Markos Karvelas, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

    Dr. Markos Karvelas is a Neurosurgeon (Dr.med., Deutsche Approbation). He studied at the School of Medicine, University of Marburg, Germany. He specialized in the field of Neurosurgery at University Clinics in Germany (Philipps-Universität Marburg, Cologne, and Kassel) and at hospitals in Greece. He was awarded a PhD in Medicine from the School of Medicine of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). Subsequently, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University Clinic of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Vienna (Universitätsklinik für Νeurochirurgie, Medizinische Universität Wien). He has also participated in postgraduate training courses and operative workshops both in Greece and abroad. He has participated in the conduct and implementation of various research protocols. Ηe is a Scientific Associate in Emergency Medicine Training Programs at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens  and he teaches Νeurotraumatology in continuing education programs for healthcare professionals. He is also a member of international scientific societies, including the Deutschen Gesellschaft für NeuroIntensiv- und Notfallmedizin (DGNI), Austrian Spine Society (ASS-ÖGW), EuSSAB, EUROSPINE, and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurotraumatologie und Klinische Neurorehabilitation (DGNKN). He is a member of the NKUA Think Tank 'Intelligent Deep Analysis' (https://indeepanalysis.gr/academics/markos-karvelas).

  • Vasiliki Ioannidi, Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus Hellenic Open University, Greece

    Dr. Vasiliki Ioannidi (PhD/Dr.phil. Post Doc), PhD in Pedagogy, specialization: “Special Education”/ State Scholarships Foundation, School of Philosophy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; Post Doc in Inclusive Education, School of Education, Department of Pedagogy and Primary Education, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; CDP in Educational Sciences and Digital Education; Μember of DHG, DGsP, HGS & ÖGKJP-Sektion Klinische Pädagogik; Author in Inclusive Pedagogies at Frankfurter Literaturverlag (Frankfurt A.M.-London, New York); She is an Adjunct Faculty Member at the Open University of Cyprus and the Hellenic Open University. She has also taught at the University of Nicosia and Frederick University.

    ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1792-5918

    ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vasiliki-Ioannidi-2

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2026-09-22

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CORPUS AMYGDALOIDEUM: FUNKTIONELLE NEUROANATOMIE, NEURONALE VERBINDUNGEN UND FUNKTIONELLE KORRELATION MIT EMOTIONEN, GEDÄCHTNIS UND AUFMERKSAMKEIT. ZUSAMMENHÄNGE MIT DER PÄDAGOGISCHEN PSYCHOLOGIE. KURZE KONZEPTIONELLE ÜBERSICHTSARBEIT / CORPUS AMYGDALOIDEUM: FUNCTIONAL NEUROANATOMY, NEURAL CONNECTIONS, AND CORRELATION WITH EMOTIONS, MEMORY, AND ATTENTION. LINKS TO EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY. A BRIEF OVERVIEW. (2026). European Journal of Public Health Studies, 9(3). https://doi.org/10.46827/ejphs.v9i3.280