The limbic system is integral to learning and remembering new information as well as the processing emotions. Important structures in the limbic system include
· Hippocampus which is vital for encoding new information to memory
· The amygdale which plays a key in regulating emotions and in forming emotional memories.
· The thalamus serves as a relay point that routes incoming sensory information to appropriate areas of the brain e.g. visual to the visual cortex, audition to auditory cortex e.t.c. and also it seems to play a role in attention
· The hypothalamus controls the endocrine system ( the body’s system of hormones) and plays an important role in emotions as well as maintenance of important and basic survival processes such as temperature regulation and food intake. Together, the hypothalamus and thalamus are termed diecephalon
· The basal ganglia play a critical role in controlling movement and are important for motor-based memories such as procedures in riding a bicycle
Chatelaine answered the question on June 16, 2021 at 12:35
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