Preferred Label : limbic lobe;
RADLEX synonyms : fornicate gyrus; grande lobe limbique of Broca; limbic cortex; limbic lobe (Carpenter);
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];
UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0023715;
Origin ID : RID6509;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- FMA entity(ies)
- Has constitutional part(s)
- Has part(s)
- Part of
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]
