The limbic system
On the medial aspect of each cerebral hemisphere and the diencephalon are a group of structures that comprise the limbic system. The upper part of the brain stem is encircled by the structures of the limbic system. An almond-shaped nucleus on the tail of the caudate nucleus, known as the amygdaloid body, is part of the limbic system. Other parts include the various sections of the rhinencephalon. In the diencephalon, the primary limbic structures are the anterior thalamic nuclei and the hypothalamus. Fiber tracts such as the fornix link all these regions. The rhinencephalon includes the cingulate gyrus, septal nuclei, the C-shaped hippocampus, the dentate gyrus, and the parahippocampal gyrus.
On the medial aspect of each cerebral hemisphere and the diencephalon are a group of structures that comprise the limbic system. The upper part of the brain stem is encircled by the structures of the limbic system. An almond-shaped nucleus on the tail of the caudate nucleus, known as the amygdaloid body, is part of the limbic system. Other parts include the various sections of the rhinencephalon. In the diencephalon, the primary limbic structures are the anterior thalamic nuclei and the hypothalamus. Fiber tracts such as the fornix link all these regions. The rhinencephalon includes the cingulate gyrus, septal nuclei, the C-shaped hippocampus, the dentate gyrus, and the parahippocampal gyrus.