Limbic System: Amygdala, Hippocampus, Hypothalamus, Septal Nuclei, Cingulate, Emotion, Memory, Sex, Language, Dreams, Hallucinations,

by R. Joseph

The Limbic Amygdala, Hippocampus, Hypothalamus, Septal Nuclei, Cingulate, Emotion, Memory, Sex, Language, Dreams, Hallucinations, Table of Contents PART 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 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 The Id - 39 The Pleasure Principle - 40 Amygdala Structural Functional Overview - 48 Amygdala Evolution & Embryology - 49 Amygdala The Flow of Information - 51 Amygdala-Striatum - 53 Medial Amygdala - 56 Lateral Amygdala - 57 Attention - 58 Fear, Rage & Aggressions - 60 Case Study in 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 & The Hippocampus - 87 Septal Nuclei - 91 Septal-Hippocampal Interactions - 91 Hippocampal & Amygdala 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 LIMBIC LANGUAGE & SOCIAL EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT - 108 Limbic Language Development Overview - 115 Limbic Language Hierarchical Development - 119 Periaqueductal Gray and Vocalization - 125 Medial 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 Maturation of Amygdala and Cingulate - 180 Amygdala, Cingulate, Neocortical Maturation - 185 Immaturity of Speech Areas & Jargon Babbling - 185 Right & Left Hemisphere Language Acquisition - 187 Conclusions - 191

192 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 28, 2013