Human Anatomy (9th Edition)
Human Anatomy (9th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134424873
Author: Martini
Publisher: PEARSON
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The area of the brain, which might be affected by a lesion or damaged in a person, with poor emotional control and memory loss.

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In humans, the emotions, behavior, and thoughts are regulated by the brain’s limbic system. The limbic system (paleomammalian cortex) is present on either side of the thalamus and beneath the cerebrum. It contains nuclei and tracts along the border in between cerebrum and diencephalon.

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