Jeff, although I'm not sure I've heard the PFC referred to as part of the
limbic system, the
orbital surface of the PFC is heavily interconnected to limbic structures
and is an important
structure in emotion control/regulation (a la Phinneus Gage).
-Mike
At 08:58 PM 2/27/01 +0000, Jeffrey Nagelbush wrote:
>The following quote is from the Feb. 23 issue of Science: "Anatomical and
>physiological studies have shown that three structures of the limbic
>system-the prefrontal cortex, the amygdala, and the nucleus acumbens-are
>connected and speak to one another."
>
>My question is, when did the prefrontal cortex become part of the limbic
>system? Is this common usage today?
>
>Jeff Nagelbush
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