limbic system
noun
: a group of subcortical structures (such as the hypothalamus, the hippocampus, and the amygdala) of the brain that are concerned especially with emotion and motivation
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Partly due to our evolutionary survival, and also due to our emotional limbic system, humans have often used storytelling as a cornerstone of belonging and inclusion.
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Julie Kratz, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Emotion state: This one is part of the limbic system, where the body feels the effects of increasing emotions and leans on memories for information about the current experience.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 28 Sep. 2024
Sure, feeling afraid may be a natural part of risk taking, as humans are designed to assess both physical and emotional danger in the same limbic system part of our brain.
—Holly Corbett, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
These changes include structural and functional abnormalities in the limbic system, which is associated with emotion and includes the amygdala and the hippocampus.
—Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2022
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Julie Kratz, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Emotion state: This one is part of the limbic system, where the body feels the effects of increasing emotions and leans on memories for information about the current experience.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 28 Sep. 2024
Sure, feeling afraid may be a natural part of risk taking, as humans are designed to assess both physical and emotional danger in the same limbic system part of our brain.
—Holly Corbett, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
These changes include structural and functional abnormalities in the limbic system, which is associated with emotion and includes the amygdala and the hippocampus.
—Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2022
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“Limbic system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/limbic%20system. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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