AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The limbic system includes the ____
A
Cerebellum, Pons, Medulla
B
Hippocampus, Amygdala, Hypothalamus
C
Spinal cord, corpus callosum, amygdala
D
reticular formation, hypothalamus, cerebral cortex
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The limbic system is composed of four main parts: the hypothalamus, the amygdala, the thalamus, and the hippocampus. There are several other structures that may be involved in the limbic system as well, but scientists have not reached a unanimous consensus on them.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are several important structures within the limbic system: the amygdala, hippocampus, thalamus, hypothalamus, basal ganglia, and cingulate gyrus. The limbic system is among the oldest parts of the brain in evolutionary terms: it can be found in fish, amphibians, reptiles and mammals.

Detailed explanation-3: -While there’s some debate in the scientific community about which structures are part of the limbic system, there’s a unanimous agreement about three of them: the amygdala, hippocampus, and cingulate gyrus.

Detailed explanation-4: -The limbic system includes the hippocampal formation, amygdala, septal nuclei, cingulate cortex, entorhinal cortex, perirhinal cortex, and parahippocampal cortex.

Detailed explanation-5: -The limbic system is a collection of structures involved in processing emotion and memory, including the hippocampus, the amygdala, and the hypothalamus.

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