limbic system

English

Noun

limbic system (plural limbic systems)

(neuroanatomy) Part of the human brain involved in emotion, motivation, and emotional association with memory; includes amygdala, cingulate gyrus, fornicate gyrus, hippocampus, hypothalamus, mammillary body, nucleus accumbens, orbitofrontal cortex and parahippocampal gyrus.

Translations

Part of the human brain

Catalan: sistema límbic m
Czech: limbický systém m
French: système limbique (fr) m
Greek: μεταιχμιακό σύστημα (el) n (metaichmiakó sýstima)
Portuguese: sistema límbico m
Spanish: sistema límbico (es) m

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