ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The limbic system is the part of the brain involved in our behavioural and emotional responses, especially when it comes to behaviours we need for survival: feeding, reproduction and caring for our young, and fight or flight responses.

Detailed explanation-2: -“The hypothalamus, the anterior thalamic nucleus, the cingulate gyrus, the hippocampus and their interconnections, constitute a harmonious mechanism which may elaborate the functions of central emotion as well as participate in the emotional expression.”

Detailed explanation-3: -The limbic system controls the experience and expression of emotions, as well as some automatic functions of the body. By producing emotions (such as fear, anger, pleasure, and sadness), the limbic system enables people to behave in ways that help them communicate and survive physical and psychologic upsets.

Detailed explanation-4: -Emotion is one of the primary functions of the limbic system. The amygdala connects emotion to memories and plays an important role in creating our “fight, flight, or freeze” response to stimuli that make us feel afraid or threatened. The hippocampus assigns sensory input, like a smell, taste, or feeling, to a memory.

Detailed explanation-5: -The limbic system predominantly controls appropriate responses to stimuli with social, emotional, or motivational salience, which includes innate behaviors such as mating, aggression, and defense.