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limbic system
noun
Anatomy.
- a ring of interconnected structures in the midline of the brain around the hypothalamus, involved with emotion and memory and with homeostatic regulatory systems.
limbic system
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noun
- the part of the brain bordering on the corpus callosum: concerned with basic emotion, hunger, and sex
limbic system
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- A group of interconnected structures of the brain including the hypothalamus, amydala, and hippocampus that are located beneath the cortex, are common to all mammals, and are associated with emotions such as fear and pleasure, memory, motivation, and various autonomic functions.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of limbic system1
First recorded in 1950–55
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of limbic system1
C19 limbic, from French limbique, from limbe limbus, from New Latin limbus, from Latin: border
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Smell activates many parts of our brain, including our limbic system, which plays a key role in memory recall.
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It aims for the limbic system, and it does not miss.
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In this process, our limbic system is activated and overrides our frontal lobe.
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Musk broke it down by explaining that procreation used to be guaranteed by "simple limbic system rewards."
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These networks include limbic system structures, such as the amygdala, which are important in our brain’s processing of emotions and stress.
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