| Brain: Limbic lobe | ||
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| Human brain inferior-medial view (Lobus limbicus = #6) | ||
| Latin | lobus limbicus | |
| NeuroNames | hier-1008802938 | |
| NeuroLex ID | birnlex_1128 | |
The limbic lobe (also known as the Cingulate) is a portion of the brain associated with functions such as olfaction and emotion. It contains parts of other lobes, including the frontal, parietal, and temporal.[1]
According to one source, its main components are the fornicate gyrus, the hippocampus, and the amygdala[2]. The fornicate gyrus is an antiquated term which includes the cingulate gyrus superiorly and the parahippocampal gyrus inferiorly.
It is related to the term limbic system, but unlike that term, "limbic lobe" is a part of the Terminologia Anatomica, and there is less disagreement over what is included in the "limbic lobe" than there is over what is included in the "limbic system".
In TA, the limbic lobe includes the hippocampal sulcus and the Fimbria of hippocampus, but not the hippocampus itself.
According to Neuroanatomy BRS (4th ed; James D. Fix), the limbic lobe includes the cingulate, parahippocampal and paraterminal gyri; the subcallosal area, and the hippocampal formation (dentate gyrus, hippocampus and subiculum). It does not contain the amygdala, which is part of the basal ganglia.
References
- ^ "limbic lobe". Sci.uidaho.edu. http://www.sci.uidaho.edu/med532/limbic.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
- ^ "Definition: limbic lobe from Online Medical Dictionary". Cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk. http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?limbic+lobe. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
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