limbic system

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noun
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/ˈsɪs.təm/us
/ˈsɪs.təm/
a set of connected things or devices that ...
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Insular cortex (especially the dysgranular intermediate zone) is also situated between the premotor cortex and thelimbicsystem.
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Reduced volume oflimbicsystemaffiliated basal ganglia in mood disorders.
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Fear conditioning is modulated by the amygdala complex of thelimbicsystem.
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Thelimbicsystem(limbic meaning "border") contains a number of structures involved in the regulation of states of arousal and emotion.
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The second was systemspecific coordination as we described for thelimbicsystem, produced by changed patterns of neurogenesis in specific species.
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This model would start with activation of an emotional state in thelimbicsystemalong with sparse random activation of the visual system.
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These are variably distributed in brain areas such as striatum, cortex andlimbicsystem.
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It was thought that anterior nucleus stimulation would modulate abnormal epileptiform activity within thelimbicsystem.
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A study of neural interactions within thelimbicsystemusing partial coherence and direct transfer functions analysis.
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The isocortex, unlike thelimbicsystem, is not distributed spatially, and the problem of its coordination is less complicated.
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Experience with highly emotional events may lead to an overactivation of thelimbicsystem, which may render the individual more sensitive to emotional material.
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In addition to the widespread cortical abnormalities noted in autism, several laboratories also reported abnormalities in subcortical structures, including thelimbicsystem.
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This region below the cortex contains the thalamus, hypothalamus, and so-calledlimbicsystem.
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Further, this cortical system is linked to thelimbicsystemby means of an anterior sector of the human insular lobe.
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Modulating emotional responses : effects of a neocortical network on thelimbicsystem.
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The hippocampus is a part of thelimbicsystemwhich is of great importance for declarative - primarily episodic (biographic) - memory functions.
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Second, various parts of thelimbicsystem, including the amygdala, are being driven unusually strongly by the imagery.
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In this case, the burst discharge might be associated with theta-like activity of thelimbicsystem.
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The medial portion of both hemispheres, designated thelimbicsystem, which includes the hippocampus and amygdala, is essential for the acquisition and retention of information.
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