Question

A part of the brain involved in emotions and including the insult, hippocampus, and parts of the diencephalon is the:

a. Corpus callosum
b. Basal ganglia
c. Limbic system
d. Cerebellar peduncles
e. Cerebral cortex

Answer 1

c. Limbic system. Also known as the paleomammalian brain, the limbic system is composed of brain structures from mesencephalon, telencephalon and diencephalon. It supports and maintains different functions in the body. It governs the emotions, drive, long term memory and behavior.