Sunday, December 31, 2006

limbic system

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Unlike the lobes of the neocortex, the limbic system has an evolutionarily primitive origin. The amygdala processes emotion, the hippocampus is central to emotional memory, and the caudate nucleus operates during execution of habitual movements.

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