WEEK 5: 5.7- limbic system, brainstem and cerebellum

Question 1

what is the limbic system comprised of?

Answer 1

limbic lobe and the structures it is connected to, including the hippocampus, amygdala, hypothalamus, olfactory cortex, thalamus

Question 2

What are the 4 key functions of the limbic system?

Answer 2

Homeostasis -> hypothalamus
Olfaction-> olfactory cortex
Memory -> hippocampal formation
Emotion -> amygdala

Question 3

Where is the amygdala located?

Answer 3

temporal lobe

Question 4

What does the amygdala do?

Answer 4

receives multimodal sensory input from its environment and adds an emotional tag to these sensory experiences

Question 5

What does the amygdala send information to ?

Answer 5

brainstem, cortex, hypothalamus

Question 6

What can damage to the amygdala cause?

Answer 6

lack of emotion, fear, inability to discriminate between food/non-food and hypersexuality