Limbic system

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Contents 1 Used for 2 See for 3 Broader Terms 4 Narrower Terms 5 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

brain septum pellucidum, gyrus fornicatus, limbic lobe, olfactory pathway, rhinencephalon, uncus

See for

olfactory nuclei

Broader Terms

brain

Narrower Terms

amygdala, brain septal area, cingulate gyrus, entorhinal cortex, hippocampus, olfactory lobe, vomeronasal system

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• The limbic system is highly interconnected with a structure known as the nucleus accumbens, commonly called the brain's pleasure center.
• The Limbic System The limbic system is a complex set of structures that lies on both sides and underneath the thalamus, just under the cerebrum.
• However, the correspondence between behaviors seen in autism and what we know of the limbic system is compelling.
• The limbic system is a network of structures located beneath the cerebral cortex.
• Here is a visual representation of this system, from a midsagittal view of the human brain: Click on the words to learn what these structures do: Thalamus Hypothalamus Amygdala Hippocampus Brain Stem: Underneath the limbic system is the brain stem.

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