Thursday, 6 December 2018

Limbic System



How Do You Feel ?


Emotions experienced by the Limbic System = Feelings



Limbic System aka Emotional Brain





We feel it first and then we assign it Meaning



Uncertainty in Life  make your brain yield control to the Limbic System




Anatomy Of The Limbic System 




Limbic System: Hypothalamus+Amygdala+Hippocampus



Eg : Hypothalamus and Emotion 

Hypothalamus has a long list of Nuclei serving Lifes important functions


Hypothalamic Nuclei: Synthesis Of Major Hormones


Hypothalamic Supraoptic and Paraventricular nuclei release Oxytocin

Oxytocin  aka Love Hormone


Oxytocin: Feel Good Chemical



Physiology Of The Limbic System

Brain and Emotion 



Papez Circuit 1937



Papez Circuit: Sensory Experience Into A Emotional Response

Emotional Response: Emotional Expression and Experience




2. MacLean's Limbic System 

The term "Limbic System" was first used by Maclean in 1952

Maclean described a set of structurally/functionally related structures of the brain



The Triune Brain: Maclean's Limbic System 




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The term Limbic System was introduced by Paul Maclean

Macleans Triune Brain defined Limbic System 












































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