Term ID: T3372

Limbic System

/limbic-system/
A brain structure network involved in emotion, motivation, memory formation, and behavioral responses to environmental stimuli.
Example: The amygdala's role in fear processing and the hippocampus's function in forming new episodic memories.

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Reference: MacLean (1952)