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limbic

[ lim-bik ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or of the nature of a limbus or border; marginal.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of limbic1

First recorded in 1880–85; limb(us) 2 + -ic
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Example Sentences

We had to make time for music, and our time was rewarded with gratification—and by increased activity in the reward circuitry of the limbic system.

Nobody at an amazing concert remarks, This is totally stimulating my limbic and paralimbic areas, especially the amygdala and insula!

Emotional processing happens in a brain area called the limbic system.

One limbic structure affected by this early maldevelopment is the amygdala, which generates emotions like fear.

In his scheme, the limbic system evolved alongside the developing social complexity of the mammals.

The middle region, the limbic system, controls docile, loving emotions.

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