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 ====== The Limbic System ====== ====== The Limbic System ======
  
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 This framework also plays a significant part in forming new memories based on conscious experiences while providing the necessary foundation for their later retrieval. This framework also plays a significant part in forming new memories based on conscious experiences while providing the necessary foundation for their later retrieval.
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 +===== Video: structures commonly grouped as the limbic system =====
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 +{{youtube>LNs9ruzoTmI?large}}
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 +[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNs9ruzoTmI|2-Minute Neuroscience: Limbic System]] — **Neuroscientifically Challenged**, by neuroscientist Marc Dingman. This visual overview introduces structures involved in emotion and memory. It also notes that the boundaries of the “limbic system” are debated and that emotion cannot be reduced to a single group of structures.
  
 ===== Hypothalamus ===== ===== Hypothalamus =====
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 However, it is also important to note that the relationship between brain disorders and violent behaviour is complex and that most individuals with brain tumours or other neurological conditions do not engage in violent behaviour. Additionally, it is not possible to determine with certainty that the brain tumour was the sole cause of Whitman's behaviour, as he had a history of depression and other psychiatric symptoms prior to the killings. However, it is also important to note that the relationship between brain disorders and violent behaviour is complex and that most individuals with brain tumours or other neurological conditions do not engage in violent behaviour. Additionally, it is not possible to determine with certainty that the brain tumour was the sole cause of Whitman's behaviour, as he had a history of depression and other psychiatric symptoms prior to the killings.
  
 +{{tag>Anatomy brain memory}}
  
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