limbic cortex
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The term limbic cortex refers to the set of cortical areas defined on the basis of internal structure that comprise the limbic lobe in the human and the macaque. Its boundaries are not precisely contiguous with those of the limbic lobe, which is defined on the basis of external sulcal landmarks.
The limbic cortex has three major components: cingulate cortex, parahippocampal cortex, and hippocampal cortex,
Also known as: No other name for this structure has appeared in PubMed.NeuroNames ID : 3605
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