Physiology 3120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Vasopressin, Entorhinal Cortex, Leptin Receptor
1 Feb 2016
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Limbo means border, and the limbic system is the rostral border of the brainstem. The limbic system is primitive (reptilian) and is essential. Some structures in the limbic system include: cingulate cortex, hypothalamus, amygdala and hippocampus. It is concerned with emotion, certain motivational states and behaviors (homeostatic and instinctual drives) and memory. Patients infected with the rabies virus (which attacks limbic cortex) show profound changes in emotional state, including bouts of terror and rage. Examples of limbic rage behavior in daily life are fights (slap face) and road rage. The limbic system can be overridden by the neocortex if it has to be. Ring of phylogenetically primitive cortex around the brain stem, and its interconnecting structures. Some structures in the limbic system include: cingulate cortex, hypothalamus, amygdala and. It is concerned with emotion, certain motivational states and behaviors (homeostatic and instinctual. Feel cold/hot (put on/off clothes, go to air conditioning or heating, depending on if cold or hot)
