DSA Limbic system Flashcards
1
Q
What does the limbic system control
A
Emotional behavior
Motivational drives
2
Q
What does the Hypothalamus control
A
Emotional experience
Physiological response (connection to the ANS)
3
Q
What does the hippocampus control and what does the parahippicampal regions control
A
Part of the papez circuit
memory and emotion are strongly linked here
the parahippocampal regions are linked to surprise
4
Q
What is the amygdala linked to
A
associated with emotion and particularly fear and anger
5
Q
Important feature of the cingulate cortex
A
paleocortex: 3 cell layers
many of these neurons show during after-discharge
6
Q
What emotion does the basal ganglia play a factor with
A
Tied to pleasure
7
Q
What emotion is important with the anterior cingulate cortex
A
Higher level control and sadness
