Limbic System Flashcards
Limbic system
Areas surrounding the ____ephalon ( limbus = /ring) and bordering the cerebral cortex
dienc
border
Parts of the Limbic association cortex involved in the limbic system
_____,____,____,___
Entorhinal,temporal, orbitoftontal, Cingulate
Parts of the Hippocampal formation involved in the limbic system
___,_____,_____
Hippocampus,subiculum,dentate gyrus
Parts of the Amygdala involved in the limbic system
____,____
Corticomedial; basolateral
Parts of the ventral striatum involved in the limbic system
___,_____,____,____
Nucleus accumbens;olfactory tubercles;ventromedial caudate and putamen
Parts of the Thalamus involved in the limbic system
____,_____,_____
Anterior nucleus;dorsomedial nucleus ;midline nucleus
Parts of the
Hypothalamus involved in the limbic system
_____,____,____ etc
Mammillary;ventromedial; lateral hypothalamic etc
Parts of the
Epithalamus involved in the limbic system
____
Habenular
Parts of the
Midbrain involved in the limbic system
____ and _____
Portions of reticular formation and periaqueductal gray matter
____Is involved in consolidaation of short term memory into long term memory
Hippocampus
human piriform cortex is located between the____ and ___ lobe, anteriorly and laterally of the____.
insula and the temporal
amygdala
pyriform cortex is a part of the ____cephalon situated in the cerebrum. The function of the piriform cortex relates to the sense of____.
rhinen
smell
analysis of olfactory signals:___ cortex and____ complex
pyriform
amygdaloid
Stimulation test
(1) Electrical Stimulation of reward centre /pleasure zone in experimental animals→produces feeling of____
(2) Stimulation of punisment zone→____ response
reward
unpleasant
Animal can find stimulation of some areas so rewarding that they forget to eat until they are exhausted but not in human being.
T/F
F
In humans too
