limbic
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of limbic
First recorded in 1880–85; limb(us) 2 + -ic
Example Sentences
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The MCI patients had up to 25% lower serotonin transporter levels in cortical and limbic regions than healthy controls.
From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2023
It aims for the limbic system, and it does not miss.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2023
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
The limbic system is the part of the brain that detects things in the environment that we should pay attention to and sends an emotional signal about what to do in response: Avoid!
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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