Limbic system

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The limbic system is a network of brain structures crucial for processing emotions, forming memories, and regulating motivation and behavior.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Brain system
Neural network of structures
associatedWith Autonomic regulation
Behavior regulation
Emotion processing
Endocrine regulation
Learning
Memory formation
Motivation regulation
Olfaction
Reward processing
Stress response
connectedTo Autonomic nervous system NERFINISHED
Brainstem
Prefrontal cortex NERFINISHED
dysfunctionAssociatedWith Bipolar disorder NERFINISHED
Depression
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Schizophrenia NERFINISHED
Temporal lobe epilepsy
hasPart Amygdala NERFINISHED
Anterior thalamic nuclei NERFINISHED
Cingulate gyrus NERFINISHED
Fornix NERFINISHED
Hippocampus
Hypothalamus NERFINISHED
Mammillary bodies
Nucleus accumbens NERFINISHED
Olfactory bulb NERFINISHED
Olfactory cortex NERFINISHED
Orbitofrontal cortex NERFINISHED
Parahippocampal gyrus NERFINISHED
Septal nuclei NERFINISHED
Ventromedial prefrontal cortex NERFINISHED
historicallyDescribedBy Paul D. MacLean NERFINISHED
influences Blood pressure
Feeding behavior
Heart rate
Hormone secretion
Sexual behavior
Sleep-wake cycles
locatedIn Forebrain
partOf Central nervous system NERFINISHED
Human brain NERFINISHED
playsRoleIn Addiction
Aggression
Anxiety
Declarative memory
Emotional memory
Fear processing
Pleasure
Spatial memory
relatedTo Papez circuit NERFINISHED

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Emotions isGeneratedInPartBy Limbic system
hippocampus partOf Limbic system
this entity surface form: limbic system