Limbic system
The limbic system of the brain is a group of structures which govern emotions and behavior. The limbic system, and in particular the hippocampus and amygdala, is involved in the formation of long-term memory, and is closely associated with the olfactory structures (having to do with the sense of smell).
Review Date: 03/29/2009
Reviewed By: Reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.,
and David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine. Previously reviewed by Daniel B. Hoch, PhD, MD,
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School,
Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital. (6/19/08)
