WorksheetsLimbic System
Total questions: 6
Worksheet time: 3mins
Somatic and autonomic output pathways for emotional expression converge onto the:
hypothalamus
reticular formation
nucleus accumbens
amygdala
Which part of the basal ganglia is less involved in motor control and more involved in emotion/reward pathways?
putamen
globus pallidus
nucleus accumbens
substantia nigra
Which pathway connects the ventral tegmental area (VTA) and the basal ganglia?
Fornix
Stria terminalis
Papez circuit
Mesolimbic projection
Nigrostriatal projection
Which pathway connects the amygdala and the hypothalamus?
Fornix
Stria terminalis
Papez circuit
Mesolimbic projection
Nigrostriatal projection
Under-stimulation of the amygdala can lead to:
fear
anxiety
agression
sham rage
flat affect
Which lobe might constitute the "limbic integration cortex"?
frontal
parietal
occipital
temporal
insular
