limbic system definition by Wordo

Noun

A

part

of

the

brain

,

in

humans

and

various

other

animals

,

that

is

involved

in

emotion

,

motivation

,

and

emotional

association

with

memory

;

in

humans

it

includes

the

amygdala

,

cingulate gyrus

,

fornicate gyrus

,

hippocampus

,

hypothalamus

,

mammillary body

,

nucleus accumbens

,

orbitofrontal cortex

and

parahippocampal gyrus

.