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The term, “limbic system,” has come into vogue during the past decade or two, but it is difficult to find either anatomical or physiological justification for lumping a diverse, multifunctional collection of cortical areas and subcortical structures together as the limbic system, and this designation appears not to have sufficient descriptive value to justify its continued use (Livingston and Escobar, 1971). However, there seems to be little doubt that certain limbic structures are important in the initiation and control of motivational and emotional processes, and this has been made particularly clear through studies of brain and behavioral correlates in a wide range of mammalian species from rodents to primates. Furthermore, anatomical study of limbic structures and their fiber projection systems has demonstrated rich and intricate interconnections among them which appear to be increasingly complex as newer techniques are developed for detecting finer fiber systems and degenerated axon terminals.
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Van Atta, L. (1972). Relationships among Amygdaloid and Other Limbic Structures in Influencing Activity of Lateral Hypothalamic Neurons. In: The Neurobiology of the Amygdala. Advances in Behavioral Biology, vol 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8987-7_12
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