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Part Of The Brain Believed To Control Emotion Crossword Clue

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• an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior

33%6 ___ system, part of the brain that regulates emotion, behavior and long-term memory
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• of or relating to or forming a limbus

27%7 Used in psychology to describe an emotion or feeling that is not mixed with any other emotion
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    noun
  • • An almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior

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