Connections Of Limbic System Flashcards
(14 cards)
Limbic system has connections with both higher centers of brain in cortex and also _
More primitive Brainstem
Limbic system allows emotions to influence body and also enables _ to be regulated
Emotional response
3 parts of brain (3)
Brainstem
Limbic system
Cerebral cortex
_ oldest part of brain
Brainstem
Brainstem concerned with _ of internal state of body
Unconscious control
Limbic system allows closeness to _
Offspring
_ shared with higher mammals
Cerebral cortex
Cortex is part of the brain which allows humans to _ (2)
Think
Reason
With _ outside world perceived and conscious decisions made about perception
Cerebral cortex
Limbic system lies within _ making connections with both (2)
Brainstem
Cortex
Through its connections with Brainstem, limbic system provides a way in which emotional states can influence _
Internal state of body
Prepare body to _
Run away in fear
Connection with cortex allows humans to use _ to regulate their response to emotion
Knowledge of outside world perceived
Cerebral cortex can _ when necessary
Override more primitive limbic system
