Paul D. MacLean first introduced the term "limbic system" in a paper in 1952.
It is alo called the "old mammalian system" or the "mammalian brain"in the Triune brain model
It is the source of emotions and instincts ( Feeding, Fleeing, Fighting and Sexual behaviour- 4 F's)
The components of limbic system are
1. Amygdala,
2. Hippocampus
3. Cingulate gyrus
4. Fornicate gyrus
5. Hypothalamus
6. Mammillary body
7. Epithalamus
8. Nucleus accumbens (the "pleasure center")
9. Orbitofrontal cortex
10. Parahippocampal gyrus,
11. Thalamus
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