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What are the typical parts of the limbic system?
How old is this brain? |
Limbic system is the older part of the mammalian brain
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Where is the limbic system located?
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medial surface of the temporal lobe, medial surface of the mammalian brain
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What structures make up the limbic system
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-Olfactory cortex
-Amygdala -Hippocampus -Hypothalamus |
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Why is the olfactory cortex
important to the limbic system? |
it's important because the limbic system uses odor to associate memories to long term storage
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Why is the amygdala important for normal human func?
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It makes a person feel fear
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How does amygdala's processes make a person 'feel fear'
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sensory input form: visual, auditory, & somatosensory cortices, all together recognize elements/scenes that signal danger.
THEN, output is the 'fight or flight' system takes over. |
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What does the hippocampus do for the limbic system?
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one of the limbic systems functions is memory. The hippocampus is the structure that helps turn short-term memory into long-term memories
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Why is the hypothalamus important?
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*helps regulate homeostasis
*helps regulate hunger, anger, thirst, sex drive *response to pain *regulated parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous system (which work with tha amygdala) *helps control the pituitary gland |
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What are the main functions of the limbic system
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-sets emotional tone
-tags events as important -stores emotional memories -modulates motivation -controls appetite -promotes bonding -directly processes sense of smell -reward/reinforce: like the act will re-do it -modulate sexual behavior |
