Preferred Label : limbic system;
MeSH definition : A set of forebrain structures common to all mammals that is defined functionally and
anatomically. It is implicated in the higher integration of visceral, olfactory, and
somatic information as well as homeostatic responses including fundamental survival
behaviors (feeding, mating, emotion). For most authors, it includes the AMYGDALA;
EPITHALAMUS; GYRUS CINGULI; hippocampal formation (see HIPPOCAMPUS); HYPOTHALAMUS;
PARAHIPPOCAMPAL GYRUS; SEPTAL NUCLEI; anterior nuclear group of thalamus, and portions
of the basal ganglia. (Parent, Carpenter's Human Neuroanatomy, 9th ed, p744; NeuroNames,
http://rprcsgi.rprc.washington.edu/neuronames/index.html (September 2, 1998)).;
MeSH synonym : systems, limbic; system, limbic; limbic systems;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbic system;
Origin ID : D008032;
UMLS CUI : C0023715;
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- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
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A set of forebrain structures common to all mammals that is defined functionally and
anatomically. It is implicated in the higher integration of visceral, olfactory, and
somatic information as well as homeostatic responses including fundamental survival
behaviors (feeding, mating, emotion). For most authors, it includes the AMYGDALA;
EPITHALAMUS; GYRUS CINGULI; hippocampal formation (see HIPPOCAMPUS); HYPOTHALAMUS;
PARAHIPPOCAMPAL GYRUS; SEPTAL NUCLEI; anterior nuclear group of thalamus, and portions
of the basal ganglia. (Parent, Carpenter's Human Neuroanatomy, 9th ed, p744; NeuroNames,
http://rprcsgi.rprc.washington.edu/neuronames/index.html (September 2, 1998)).
