limbic system

Also known as paleomammalian cortex

structures of the brain

Key facts

Latin: systema limbicum
Mesh: D008032

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Research

356,189 papers

A revised limbic system model for memory, emotion and behaviour.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2013
A fuzzy limbic system.Behavioural brain research · 1992
The limbic system: a review of its empirical foundation.Behavioural brain research · 1992
The limbic system: an interface.Behavioral biology · 1974
The limbic system. An overview of the anatomy and its development.Neuroimaging clinics of North America · 1997

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Commons category: Limbic system

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The limbic system, also known as the paleomammalian cortex, is a set of brain structures involved in emotional processing and motivation in humans and many other animals. In humans it is located on both sides of the thalamus, immediately beneath the medial temporal lobe of the cerebrum primarily in the forebrain.

Its various components support a variety of functions including emotion, behavior, long-term memory, and olfaction.