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The Limbic System: Amygdala, Hippocampus, Hypothalamus, Septal Nuclei, Cingulate, Emotion, Memory, Sex, Language, Dreams, Hallucinations, Unconscious Mind
Table of Contents
PART I: THE LIMBIC SYSTEM - 3
Limbic System Overview - 3
Functional Localization and Overview - 5
Hypothalamus - 9
Sexual Dimorphism and the Hypothalamus - 14
Lateral & VentroMedial Hypothalamic Nuclei - 21
Hunger & Thirst - 21
Pleasure & Reward - 25
Aversion - 28
Hypothalamic Damage: Emotional Incontinence, Laughter, Rage - 27
Uncontrolled Laughter - 29
Hypothalamic Rage - 30
Circadian Rhythm & Seasonal Affective Disorders - 31
Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis - 36
Psychic Manifestations of Hypothalamic Activity: The Id - 39
The Pleasure Principle - 40
Amygdala Structural Functional Organization: Overview - 48
Amygdala Evolution & Embryology - 49
Amygdala Organization: The Flow of Information - 51
Amygdala-Striatum - 53
Medial Amygdala - 56
Lateral Amygdala - 57
Attention - 58
Fear, Rage & Aggressions - 60
Case Study in Amygdala-Aggression: Charles Whitman - 63
Docility & Amygdala Destruction - 68
Social-Emotional Agnosia - 69
Emotional Language & the Amygdala - 70
Amygdala, Anterior Commissure, Sexuality & Emotion - 71
Limbic System & Testosterone - 75
Sexual Orientation & Heterosexual Desire - 76
Hippocampus - 79
Memory & Attention - 79
Arousal - 82
Aversion & Punishment - 86
Attention & Inhibition - 86
Learning & Memory: The Hippocampus - 87
Septal Nuclei - 91
Septal-Hippocampal Interactions - 91
Hippocampal & Amygdala Interactions: Memory - 94
The Primary Process - 99
Amygdala & Pleasure - 99
Amygdala & Hippocampal Hallucinations During Infancy - 99
Dreaming - 101
Dreams & Infancy - 104
The Primary Process - 105
PART II: LIMBIC LANGUAGE & SOCIAL EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT - 108
Limbic Language Development Overview - 115
Limbic Language Hierarchical Development - 119
Periaqueductal Gray and Vocalization - 125
Medial Hypothalamus: Crying & Screaming - 127
Lateral Hypothalamus & Pleasure Principle - 130
Amygdala, Hypothalamus, and Periaqueductal Gray - 132
Amygdala & Social Emotional Vocalization - 134
Behavior & Amygdala Maturation - 140
Amygdala, Fear & Attachment - 144
Septal Social Behavior - 148
Limbic Love Hate Relationships - 151
Cingulate Gyrus - 157
Posterior Cingulate - 157
Anterior Cingulate - 158
Cingulate & Emotional Free Will - 158
Anterior Cingulate & Emotional Speech - 160
Cingulate, Separation Cry & Motherese - 164
Maternal Behavior & Evolution of Infant Separation Cries - 167
Mother Infant Vocalization - 170
Female Superiorities in Limbic Language - 172
Maternal Behavior, Attachment & Limbic System - 173
Male Limbic System & Infant Care - 175
Cingulate Gyrus & Infant Communication - 177
Babbling, Limbic Language & Neurological Maturation - 178
Early & Late Babbling: Maturation of Amygdala and Cingulate - 180
Babbling: Amygdala, Cingulate, Neocortical Maturation - 185
Immaturity of Speech Areas & Jargon Babbling - 185
Right & Left Hemisphere Language Acquisition - 187
Conclusions - 191
Table of Contents
PART I: THE LIMBIC SYSTEM - 3
Limbic System Overview - 3
Functional Localization and Overview - 5
Hypothalamus - 9
Sexual Dimorphism and the Hypothalamus - 14
Lateral & VentroMedial Hypothalamic Nuclei - 21
Hunger & Thirst - 21
Pleasure & Reward - 25
Aversion - 28
Hypothalamic Damage: Emotional Incontinence, Laughter, Rage - 27
Uncontrolled Laughter - 29
Hypothalamic Rage - 30
Circadian Rhythm & Seasonal Affective Disorders - 31
Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis - 36
Psychic Manifestations of Hypothalamic Activity: The Id - 39
The Pleasure Principle - 40
Amygdala Structural Functional Organization: Overview - 48
Amygdala Evolution & Embryology - 49
Amygdala Organization: The Flow of Information - 51
Amygdala-Striatum - 53
Medial Amygdala - 56
Lateral Amygdala - 57
Attention - 58
Fear, Rage & Aggressions - 60
Case Study in Amygdala-Aggression: Charles Whitman - 63
Docility & Amygdala Destruction - 68
Social-Emotional Agnosia - 69
Emotional Language & the Amygdala - 70
Amygdala, Anterior Commissure, Sexuality & Emotion - 71
Limbic System & Testosterone - 75
Sexual Orientation & Heterosexual Desire - 76
Hippocampus - 79
Memory & Attention - 79
Arousal - 82
Aversion & Punishment - 86
Attention & Inhibition - 86
Learning & Memory: The Hippocampus - 87
Septal Nuclei - 91
Septal-Hippocampal Interactions - 91
Hippocampal & Amygdala Interactions: Memory - 94
The Primary Process - 99
Amygdala & Pleasure - 99
Amygdala & Hippocampal Hallucinations During Infancy - 99
Dreaming - 101
Dreams & Infancy - 104
The Primary Process - 105
PART II: LIMBIC LANGUAGE & SOCIAL EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT - 108
Limbic Language Development Overview - 115
Limbic Language Hierarchical Development - 119
Periaqueductal Gray and Vocalization - 125
Medial Hypothalamus: Crying & Screaming - 127
Lateral Hypothalamus & Pleasure Principle - 130
Amygdala, Hypothalamus, and Periaqueductal Gray - 132
Amygdala & Social Emotional Vocalization - 134
Behavior & Amygdala Maturation - 140
Amygdala, Fear & Attachment - 144
Septal Social Behavior - 148
Limbic Love Hate Relationships - 151
Cingulate Gyrus - 157
Posterior Cingulate - 157
Anterior Cingulate - 158
Cingulate & Emotional Free Will - 158
Anterior Cingulate & Emotional Speech - 160
Cingulate, Separation Cry & Motherese - 164
Maternal Behavior & Evolution of Infant Separation Cries - 167
Mother Infant Vocalization - 170
Female Superiorities in Limbic Language - 172
Maternal Behavior, Attachment & Limbic System - 173
Male Limbic System & Infant Care - 175
Cingulate Gyrus & Infant Communication - 177
Babbling, Limbic Language & Neurological Maturation - 178
Early & Late Babbling: Maturation of Amygdala and Cingulate - 180
Babbling: Amygdala, Cingulate, Neocortical Maturation - 185
Immaturity of Speech Areas & Jargon Babbling - 185
Right & Left Hemisphere Language Acquisition - 187
Conclusions - 191
