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Neuro - Cerebral Cortex III: Limbic System

Terms in this set (150)

Neocortex (Lateral)

Limbic Cortex (Medial)
What are the two functional divisions of the brain?
Motor Analyzer

Sensory Analyzer
What are the two subdivisions of the neocrotex?
Cognitive fxns
Self-awareness
Langauge
Abstract thought
Logic
What are the fxns of the neocortex?
Instinctive behavior
Survival mechanisms
Emotions
Learning + Memory
What are the fxns of the limbic cortex?
Limbic Cortex
What is the green area highlighting?
Cortical structures

Sub-cortical structures
What are the two main "parts" of the Limbic System?
At the most medial edge of the hemisphere (aka limbic lobe)

(limbus = edge, border)
Where are the cortical structures located?
Cingulate gyrus
Uncus
Hippocampus
Parahippocampal gyrus
Subcallosal area
Genu of Corpus Callosum (and other parts of the Corpus Callosum)
Name some cortical structures
Commisural fibers
What type of fibers does the Corpus Callosum have?
Cortical Structures
What is the gray shade highlighting?
Septal Nuclei
Nucleus Accumbens
Mamillary Body
Amygdala
Parts of Thalamus
Name some sub-cortical nuclei/structures
Association Fibers
What type of fibers does the Cingulum have?
Ventral Amygdalofugal Fibers
Mammalothalamic Tract
Stria Terminalis (ST)
Fornix
What are the four main efferent tracts of the limbic system?
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Diagram of subcortical nuclei and tracts
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Limbic System Cartoon: Review as you please
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