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limbic system — noun a system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior • Syn: ↑visceral brain, ↑limbic brain • Hypernyms: ↑neural structure • Part Meronyms: ↑fornix, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
limbic system — n. (Anatomy, Neurophysiology) A group of neural structures in the brain below the cerebral cortex, centered on the hypothalamus and including the hippocampus and amygdala, involved with control of emotion, motivation, memory, and some homeostatic … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
limbic system — n a group of subcortical structures (as the hypothalamus, the hippocampus, and the amygdala) of the brain that are concerned esp. with emotion and motivation * * * a complex system of nerve pathways and networks in the brain, involving several… … Medical dictionary
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor — also known as BDNF is a proteincite journal | author = Binder DK, Scharfman HE | title = Brain derived neurotrophic factor | journal = Growth Factors | volume = 22 | issue = 3 | pages = 123–31 | year = 2004 | month = September | pmid = 15518235 | … Wikipedia
limbic system — [lim′bik] n. a primitive part of the brain near the brain stem thought to control emotions, behavior, smell, etc … English World dictionary
Limbic system — Infobox Brain Name = Limbic system Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = The limbic system within the brain. Width = 200px Caption2 = IsPartOf = Components = Artery = Vein = BrainInfoType = ancil BrainInfoNumber = 247 MeshName = MeshNumber … Wikipedia
Limbic encephalitis — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = The limbic system within the brain. DiseasesDB = 30707 ICD10 = ICD10|G|13|1|g|10 ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D020363 Limbic encephalitis is a form of… … Wikipedia
Limbic lobe — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = lobus limbicus GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Human brain inferior medial view (Lobus limbicus = #6) Caption2 = IsPartOf = Components = Artery = Vein = BrainInfoType = hier BrainInfoNumber = 1008802938… … Wikipedia
limbic — to go limbic means to get so angry or scared that you lose all capacity for reason; the primitive limbic part of your brain is in control When that stupid boss stood over me and kept nagging me to hurry, I went limbic and yelled at him to leave… … Dictionary of american slang
limbic — to go limbic means to get so angry or scared that you lose all capacity for reason; the primitive limbic part of your brain is in control When that stupid boss stood over me and kept nagging me to hurry, I went limbic and yelled at him to leave… … Dictionary of american slang
