The limbic system comprises a constellation of cortical and subcortical structures that underlie emotion, memory and homeostatic processes. Core nodes include the hippocampus, amygdala, anterior ...

Radiation oncologists are intent on finding ways to avoid damage to the critically important hippocampus and limbic circuit of the brain when cranial radiation is required to treat existing or ...

Mapping the limbic and motor cortico-basal ganglia loops To land their findings, the researchers mapped the limbic and motor cortico-basal ganglia-thalamocortical loops in laboratory mice. They found ...

Something frightening or unpleasant does not go unnoticed. In our brain, the so-called limbic circuit of cells and connections immediately becomes active. First and foremost, such experiences activate ...