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Flashcards: LIMBIC SYSTEM

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LIMBIC SYSTEMmemory, emotion, and goal-directed behavior. Contains hippocampus, hypothalamus, and amygdala
amygdala2 almond-shaped structures, deal with higher emotions, related to getting on with others; being polite and such as rage and aggression.
hippocampusa part of the brain involved in changing short-term memories into long-term memories
hypothalamusproduce messages controlling sleep, hunger, thirst; anger; and body temperature