limbic system
Noun
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Noun
limbic system (plural limbic systems)
- (anatomy) Part of the human brain involved in emotion, motivation, and emotional association with memory; includes amygdala, cingulate gyrus, fornicate gyrus, hippocampus, hypothalamus, mammillary body, nucleus accumbens, orbitofrontal cortex and parahippocampal gyrus.
- French: système limbique
- Portuguese: sistema límbico
- Spanish: sistema límbico
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