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Emotional life grows out of an area of the brain called the limbic system, specifically the amygdala, whence come delight and disgust and fear and anger.
Nancy Gibbs

Meaning of "limbic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LIMBIC

limbic  [ˈlɪmbɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIMBIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Limbic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LIMBIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Limbic system

The limbic system is a complex set of brain structures that lies on both sides of the thalamus, right under the cerebrum. It is not a separate system, but a collection of structures from the telencephalon, diencephalon, and mesencephalon. It includes the olfactory bulbs, hippocampus, amygdala, anterior thalamic nuclei, fornix, columns of fornix, mammillary body, septum pellucidum, habenular commissure, cingulate gyrus, Parahippocampal gyrus, limbic cortex, and limbic midbrain areas. The limbic system supports a variety of functions, including emotion, behavior, motivation, long-term memory, and olfaction. It appears to be primarily responsible for emotional life, and it has a great deal to do with the formation of memories. Although the term only originated in the 1940s, some neuroscientists, including Joseph LeDoux, have suggested that the concept of a functionally unified limbic system should be abandoned as obsolete because it is grounded mainly in historical concepts of brain anatomy that are no longer accepted as accurate.

Definition of limbic in the English dictionary

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WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LIMBIC


alembic
əˈlɛmbɪk
choliambic
ˌkəʊlɪˈæmbɪk
choriambic
ˌkɒrɪˈæmbɪk
columbic
kəˈlʌmbɪk
coulombic
kuːˈlɒmbɪk
dithyrambic
ˌdɪθɪˈræmbɪk
galliambic
ˌɡælɪˈæmbɪk
iambic
aɪˈæmbɪk
Lambic
ˈlæmbɪk
orthorhombic
ˌɔːθəʊˈrɒmbɪk
plumbic
ˈplʌmbɪk
rhombic
ˈrɒmbɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIMBIC

limb
limba
limbate
limbed
limber
limber up
limberly
limberness
limbers
limbi
limbic system
limbless
limbmeal
limbo
Limbourg
limbous
Limburg
Limburg cheese
Limburger
limburgite

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIMBIC

acerbic
aerobic
agoraphobic
amebic
amoebic
anaerobic
claustrophobic
coxcombic
cubic
gum arabic
homophobic
hydrophobic
Islamophobic
monosyllabic
necrophobic
phobic
pubic
suprapubic
tombic
xenophobic

Synonyms and antonyms of limbic in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «limbic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIMBIC

Find out the translation of limbic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of limbic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «limbic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

边缘
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

límbico
570 millions of speakers

English

limbic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लिम्बिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحوفي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лимбической
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

límbico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

limbic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

limbique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Limbic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

limbischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

辺縁系の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

변연계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Limbic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

limbic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லிம்பிக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Limbic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

limbik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

limbico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

limbiczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лімбічної
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

limbic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μεταιχμιακό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

limbiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

limbiska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

limbiske
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about limbic

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Nancy Gibbs
Emotional life grows out of an area of the brain called the limbic system, specifically the amygdala, whence come delight and disgust and fear and anger.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIMBIC»

Discover the use of limbic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to limbic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Neuropsychiatry of Limbic and Subcortical Disorders
This emphasis on neuroanatomy provides a foundation for Part Two, which focuses on the limbic system and clinical neuropsychiatric syndromes. Throughout this volume, extensive literature reviews serve as comprehensive reference sources.
Stephen Salloway, Paul Malloy, Jeffrey L. Cummings, 1997
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Structure and Function of the Limbic System
Structure and Function of the Limbic System
W. Ross Adey, Toshihiko Tokizane, 1967
3
The Limbic Brain
An examination of how the limbic brain concept came to be provides an opp- tunity to recapitulate the process of exploration, discovery, and und- standing as it relates to one of these principle hemispheric domains.
Andrew Lautin, 2001
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Neurobiology of cingulate cortex and limbic thalamus: a ...
Discusses neuron struct. connections & devel. role in learning & memory role in human behavior & disease etc.
Brent Alan Vogt, Michael Gabriel, 1993
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The temporal lobe and limbic system
Covering the detailed anatomy, physiology, and clinical aspects of the temporal lobe and the limbic system, this monograph makes a timely appearance because of the widespread interest in this subject in relation to epilepsy, Alzheimer's ...
Pierre Gloor, 1997
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Chronic Fatigue Syndromes: The Limbic Hypothesis
. It is the unifying power of his hypothesis, together with emerging scientific support for this view, that makes this book an important one to read for both the patient with CFS, as well as the practitioner and medical scientist who ...
Jay A. Goldstein, 1993
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Introduction to Psychology: Gateways to Mind and Behavior
The Limbic System As a group, the hypothalamus, parts of the thalamus, the amygdala, the hippocampus, and other structures make up the limbic system (• Figure 2.26). The limbic system has a major role in producing emotion and motivated ...
Dennis Coon, John Mitterer, 2008
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Anatomy Coloring Workbook
The limbic system responds to sensory stimuli detected at the body surface. It is also associated with pain and pleasure, as well as many emotional aspects of behavior. The system is not a separate system, but a collection of structures from the ...
I. Edward Alcamo, 2003
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Gene Expression in Limbic Nuclei Following Electrolytic ...
The medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) phasically regulates neural activity in the amygdala during extinction of fear conditioning and in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN) during various kinds of stress.
Mackenzie Katheryn Herroon, 2008
10
Advances in Limbic System Research and Application: 2013 Edition
The editors have built Advances in Limbic System Research and Application: 2013 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about ZZZAdditional Research in this book to be deeper than what ...
‎2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIMBIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term limbic is used in the context of the following news items.
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What If You Paid Salespeople To Shut Up? Would They? - Forbes
They found that such talk triggered the “meso-limbic dopamine system” – the same part of the brain associated with feelings of reward and ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
2
How to avoid postponing important financial tasks - The Economic …
Scientists have demonstrated that we are mostly driven by the demands of the limbic system. This dominant portion of our brain does not need ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
3
Research provides a window into the depressed mind – but could …
In brief: It is known that stress and depression cause cell loss in limbic brain regions (including the hippocampus). Neurotrophic factors are ... «ScienceBlog.com, Jul 15»
4
Republicans' 'Munich' fallacy - LA Times
"Munich" seems to touch a nerve in the limbic regions of the brain, an ancient if unrealistic and dangerous fear that a rival can never by pacified ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
5
Ultramarathon Runner Sets Appalachian Trail Record: How He Did …
The limbic system, the part of the brain that controls basic emotions and drives, can also “play a role in post-competition blues that comes on ... «Yahoo News UK, Jul 15»
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Meet the Mumbai neurosurgeons who use surgery to cure mental …
However, because their limbic system — the primary house for the brain's emotional responses — was cut off, patients would turn apathetic and ... «Mid-Day, Jul 15»
7
Ultramarathon Runner Sets Appalachian Trail Record: How He Did It
The limbic system, the part of the brain that controls basic emotions and drives, can also “play a role in post-competition blues that comes on ... «Live Science, Jul 15»
8
Drug abuse reduces grey matter in women: study
... women who were previously dependent on stimulants had significantly less grey matter volume in frontal, limbic and temporal regions of the ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
9
Boffins Unlock the Hidden Secrets of Screaming
It's particularly connected with the hippocampus and hypothalamus and as an important part of the limbic system, the amygdala is important in ... «Times Gazette, Jul 15»
10
Feeling anxious? Blame your parents
The research, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found changes in the limbic circuit - made up of three ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»

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