limbic
pronunciation
How to pronounce limbic in British English:
UK ['lɪmbɪk]
How to pronounce limbic in American English:
US ['lɪmbɪk]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to or forming a limbus
Word Origin
- limbic (adj.)
- 1879, from French limbique (1878, Broca), from limbe, from Latin limbus "edge" (see limb (n.2)). Limbic system is attested from 1950.
Example
- 1. A lot of my research lately has been focused on the limbic system .
- 2. It is part of the limbic system associated with generating feelings and emotions such as fear , reward , punishment and pleasure .
- 3. The limbic system explodes during puberty but the prefrontal cortex keeps maturing for another 10 years .
- 4. It is limbic resonance that makes looking into the face of another emotionally responsive creature a multi-layered experience .
- 5. Activity then spreads to the limbic system , a collection of brain structures involved in emotions and long-term memory .