Limbic lobe

Question 1

What are the different parts of the limbic lobe?

Answer 1

cingulate gyrus, hippocampal formation, subcallosal gyrus, amygdala, septum, parahypocampal gyrus, olfactory cortex, uncus

Question 2

What are the functions of the limbic lobe?

Answer 2

the 4 F’s, learning and memory, values and decisions(motivation), emotion

Question 3

What is the role of the fornix?

Answer 3

Main circuitry connecting limbic lobe to diencephalon and visceral centers of hypothalamus

Question 4

amygdala

Answer 4

controls drive and motivation, agression, mating, stress-mediated responses, memory, feeding,drinking

Question 5

hippocampus

Answer 5

learning and memory (new information)

Question 6

cingulate gyrus

Answer 6

anxiety and altered behavior (panic and compulsion)

Question 7

septal nuclei

Answer 7

hormonal secretion, behavioral reaction, memory facilitation

Question 8

What can be the effects of a lesion in the limbic system?

Answer 8

uninhibited instinctual acts, altered sexual behavior, excessive fear, aggression, disturbances in circadian rhythm