The limbic system is a group of interconnected brain structures that play a central role in emotion, memory, motivation, and behavior. It is located deep within the brain, beneath the cerebral cortex, ...

If the brainstem is survival and the cortex is sophistication, then the limbic system is poetry.

Experts explain how scents like coffee, peppermint, orange, chocolate, and lemongrass may boost energy, alertness, focus, and mood naturally.

Inflammation in former football players was tied to limbic white matter damage and worse memory, revealing a potential pathway linking repetitive head impacts to later cognitive decline.

A novel quantitative PET- and MRI-based imaging approach can objectively identify a recently recognized type of ...

Smarter and faster seems to be the mantra of our digital age. And in our rush to embrace this computational magic, we tend to celebrate its astounding logical capabilities while viewing our own ...

In a previous study, we reported that inactivation of the medial septum or the hippocampus by muscimol, a GABA A receptor agonist, potentiated the effects of a general anesthetic. In this study, we ...

The limbic system has consistently been associated with the control of emotions and with mood disorders. The goal of this study was to identify new molecular targets associated with suicide and with ...