limbic
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of limbic
First recorded in 1880–85; limb(us) 2 + -ic
Example Sentences
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It makes sense, as scent is processed by the limbic system, the part of the brain that handles emotion and memory.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025
They found the model was most often looking to the default mode network, striatum, and the limbic network to make the call.
From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2024
In this process, our limbic system is activated and overrides our frontal lobe.
From Salon • Oct. 26, 2023
And the nerve stimulation also activates parts of the prefrontal cortex, which is involved in regulating the limbic regions of the brain that control emotion.
From Scientific American • Jul. 4, 2023
Starting around puberty, the limbic system becomes more sensitive to stimulus, which is one reason teenagers become both more emotional and more interested in having new and intense experiences.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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