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Limbic System

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Noun

1. limbic brain, limbic system, visceral brain

a system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Limbic System

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noun
the part of the brain bordering on the corpus callosum: concerned with basic emotion, hunger, and sex

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Limbic System

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a primitive part of the brain near the brain stem thought to control emotions, behavior, smell, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Limbic System

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n.
A group of interconnected deep brain structures common to all mammals, including the hippocampus and amygdala, involved in olfaction, emotion, motivation, behavior, and various autonomic functions.

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