Structures
Emotion hub
What's the hypothalamus?
olfaction is our sense of ...
smell
new memories are consolidated here
it's main role is privative emotion, but it also helps us learn
What is the amygdala?
Responsible for consolidation and creation of memories.
What is the hippocampus?
regulates body temperature
What is the hypothalamus?
free space!
free space!
Includes episodic and semantic memory
What is declarative (explicit) memory?
free space
free space
Regulates sleep-wake cycles and consciousness.
What is the reticular formation?
What is Alzheimer's?
a function linked to smell in the limbic system
memory
emotion
Includes procedural and affective (emotional) memory.
What is implicit (nondeclarative) memory?
emotions impact this other process housed in the limbic system
What is the hypothalamus?
a gland controlled by the hypothalamus that secretes hormones
What is the pituitary gland?
the cranial nerve responsible for smell
CNI
What is the basal ganglia?
It influences behavior by coordinating dopamine and serotonin pathways
What is the reward circuit?
Links sensory input to emotions
What is the cingulate gyrus?
part of the thalamus that regulates the sense of hunger (produces orexin which stimulate hunger)
lateral hypothalamus
smell bypasses this structure
what is the thalamus?
A system for holding and manipulating information temporarily, crucial for tasks like problem-solving and tracking information - housed in the frontal lobes
working memory
somebody with impaired emotional ____ might display disinhibited or inappropriate behavior when in an altered emotional state