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Supratentorial Brain Anatomy
Limbic System
Limbic System
Farshid Sepehrband, PhD, MS, BS; Karen L. Salzman, MD
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TERMINOLOGY

  • Definitions

    • Limbic lobe
      • Phylogenetically older cortex
      • Fewer layers than neocortex
      • Major role in memory, olfaction, emotion
      • Composed of subcallosal, cingulate, parahippocampal gyri + hippocampus, dentate gyrus, subiculum, entorhinal cortex
    • Limbic system
      • Limbic lobe
      • Plus some subcortical structures (e.g., amygdala, mammillary bodies, septal nuclei, etc.)

GROSS ANATOMY

  • Overview

    IMAGING ANATOMY

    • Overview

      ANATOMY IMAGING ISSUES

      • Imaging Recommendations

        • Imaging Pitfalls

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          References
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          TERMINOLOGY

          • Definitions

            • Limbic lobe
              • Phylogenetically older cortex
              • Fewer layers than neocortex
              • Major role in memory, olfaction, emotion
              • Composed of subcallosal, cingulate, parahippocampal gyri + hippocampus, dentate gyrus, subiculum, entorhinal cortex
            • Limbic system
              • Limbic lobe
              • Plus some subcortical structures (e.g., amygdala, mammillary bodies, septal nuclei, etc.)

          GROSS ANATOMY

          • Overview

            IMAGING ANATOMY

            • Overview

              ANATOMY IMAGING ISSUES

              • Imaging Recommendations

                • Imaging Pitfalls